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Restaurant site-selection risk audit · U.S. Chinese restaurants

Before you sign the lease, let the data tell you if this trade area fits

Type an address and a cuisine. In one to two minutes: Chinese households nearby, same-cuisine competitors, and the monthly revenue you need just to break even. Built on official statistics and licensed map data — every number is traceable.

  • Verdict in 1–2 minutes
  • Free tier — no sign-up; leave an email to save your result

Three steps from address to verdict

  1. 1

    Enter an address and cuisine

    Rent, size, and seats are optional; adding them sharpens the finance pages.

  2. 2

    Read the free summary

    Overall score, verdict (GO / conditional / NO GO), and the three insights that matter — in one to two minutes.

  3. 3

    Unlock the full report when you need it

    16-page professional edition: trade area, competitors, demand, break-even, risks, and the pre-lease checklist — as a printable PDF.

What's inside

Each page answers one question an owner actually asks, in plain language, with sourced numbers.

01

Real-map trade area

10-minute walk and 5 · 10 · 15-minute drive rings on a real map, with population, households, and Chinese share per ring.

02

Competitors, one by one

A card for every same-cuisine rival: distance, Google rating and reviews, price level, traffic tier, and how much of your demand it takes.

03

Demand vs. break-even

Modeled monthly demand against this site’s break-even line: the gap, and what could close it.

04

Six-dimension score

Demand, competition, rent, audience, access, clustering — one total, one clear verdict.

05

Risks and pre-lease checklist

Probability × impact risk register, conditions to negotiate before signing, and a 90-day opening plan.

06

Every number traceable

A sources page lists the agency, update date, and license for each dataset; anything unavailable says so — nothing is made up.

Sample · Hunan restaurant in Millbrae, CA

This one, we advised against

The same address as Cantonese / BBQ scores 79 (GO). The report doesn’t just say yes or no — it tells you what fits better.

NO GO

The sample uses public data and assumed inputs (rent $17,000/mo, 2,500 sq ft); it is not a customer report.

Overall score
≥ 70 GO, 55–69 conditional
43.3 / 100
Demand coverage
Modeled demand ÷ break-even; needs ≥ 100%
22%
Rent as % of revenue
Warning line: 10%
55%
Break-even
Fixed costs ÷ contribution margin
$139,280 / mo
Same cuisine · other Chinese
Within a 10-minute drive
4 · 25
Data completeness
85 / 100

Look for free. Pay only if it’s worth it.

The price of one dinner, against a wrong lease.

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  • Overall score and verdict
  • Three key insights
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Professional report
$19/ report
  • Cover + 15 light pages, printable PDF
  • Four-ring trade area on a real map
  • Same-cuisine competitors, one by one
  • Demand model + break-even + three revenue scenarios
  • Risk register + pre-lease checklist + 90-day plan
  • Free re-run after you add seats, tickets, or known competitors

Built for

First-time owners

Turn “feels right” into numbers you can read before you sign.

Expanding chains

One standard for every candidate site; screen ten addresses in a day.

CRE brokers and landlords

Hand restaurant tenants a third-party data report; close faster.

POS / payments / delivery sales

Use the audit as a door-opener: help the owner run the numbers first.

FAQ

Every report is built from official public statistics and licensed commercial map and business datasets, pulled for the exact address you enter rather than a city-wide average. The last page shows the update date and license behind each figure, and anything we could not obtain is marked unavailable — nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Before you sign the lease, let the data tell you if this trade area fits

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