A fully equipped, permitted and trading full-service Indian restaurant facility on the Quakerbridge Road corridor in Lawrence Township, Mercer County, offered as a business asset sale at $175,000 including the inventory and operating supplies on hand at settlement. The purchaser acquires a recently renovated ±3,325 SF restaurant in a Costco-adjacent neighborhood center, an assignable lease to August 31, 2029 with a five-year option to 2034, and the opportunity to operate it under its own name or under separately negotiated brand terms.
(1) A TRADE AREA FEW RESTAURANT SITES CAN MATCH — The center sits directly adjacent to Costco Wholesale, which drives weekend and evening traffic across the node, and an Indian grocery in the same center acts as a demand co-anchor that pre-qualifies the customer walking past the door. Quakerbridge Road carries 27,501 vehicles a day and U.S. Route 1, under a mile away, 117,734. Roughly 33,000 Asian-Indian residents live in the immediate ring, led by West Windsor and Plainsboro three to seven miles northeast.
(2) A RENOVATED, PERMITTED, TRADING FACILITY — Feature-gable storefront; recently renovated front of house — faux-marble pedestal tables, upholstered seating, signature rattan-disc pendant lighting, two self-order kiosks, digital menu boards, Square POS and a curved-glass refrigerated bakery and sweets display. Full cooking line with tandoor, hooded ventilation, walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer. Sanitary inspection Satisfactory (March 2026); fire certificates current. Back-of-house deferred maintenance is disclosed so a purchaser can price it. Seating ±30–36 against a maximum-occupancy placard of 71; 235 parking spaces.
(3) SIGNIFICANT LATENT CAPACITY — THE ±50-SEAT REAR ROOM — Roughly half the floor plate is not earning. A rear room of about fifty seats is out of service and used for storage; it is delivered vacant at closing unless the purchaser elects otherwise. A new owner can restore it to banquet, party and catering use in a trade area with growing event demand, or sublet it on documented arm's-length terms to offset occupancy cost. This is an identified, unrealized opportunity — not present earnings. Neither path is in operation or reflected in any figure here, and neither is represented, projected or guaranteed; realization depends on landlord consent, permitted use, occupancy and health approvals, and the purchaser's execution.
(4) WHAT CONVEYS — AND WHAT DOES NOT — A leasehold asset sale, not the sale of a going-concern business or of a brand. FF&E, leasehold improvements, inventory at settlement, the lease (subject to landlord consent) and transferable phone numbers, domains and delivery-platform listings convey, and the purchaser may offer employment to the at-will staff. The trade name and brand systems are owned by an affiliated licensor and do not convey — a purchaser may negotiate a franchise or licence directly with the licensor or rebrand with the landlord's sign-off. No liquor licence. Cash, receivables and debt stay with the Seller; no continuation of revenue, earnings or traffic is represented.
(5) DEAL ECONOMICS — Asset Sale (debt-free, cash-free). Asking $175,000 including inventory at settlement. Lease to 8/31/2029 plus a five-year option to 8/31/2034, assignment subject to landlord consent. The Seller has indicated a willingness to consider seller financing on commercially reasonable terms, at its sole discretion; SBA 7(a) financing may be available to qualified purchasers subject to lender requirements and the remaining lease term. A hands-on transition is negotiated in the purchase agreement. Confidential sale — do not contact ownership or staff. Start here — complete the combined NDA and Buyer Profile for the BVR, CIM, Deal Workbook/Proforma and financial package.
- Asking Price:
- $175,000
- Sales Revenue:
- $764,895
- Cash Flow:
- $81,894
Property Information
- Real Estate:
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Lease
- Lease Terms:
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Currently extended term: September 1, 2024
– August 31, 2029
- Lease Rent:
- $24 per sq ft per annum
- Location:
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Turnkey ±3,325 SF full-service restaurant in a busy neighborhood center directly adjacent to Costco, with 235 parking spaces and a feature-gable storefront. The front of house was recently renovated in a modern black, grey and gold scheme: faux-marble tables, upholstered seating, signature rattan pendant lighting, two self-order kiosks, digital menu boards, Square POS and a curved-glass bakery and sweets display. The kitchen is fully built out — six-burner range, tandoor, 48-inch griddle, stock-pot range under a full hood, dish machine, walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer. Current seating ±30–36 with a permitted occupancy of 71, plus a ±50-seat rear room ready to bring back into service. Health inspection Satisfactory (March 2026); fire certificates current. Assignable lease runs to August 2029 with a five-year option to 2034; base rent $6,850/month plus a modest share of CAM and taxes. Real estate not included. Equipment list and lease abstract available after NDA.
- Premises Details:
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The demised premises include a rear room of approximately fifty seats, shown as dining area on the 2015 architectural drawings. It is not presently in restaurant use, is not marketed, and produces no recorded revenue. It is used as storage — in part for bulk inventory serving affiliated locations, in part for the overstock of a grocery business trading in the same shopping center owned by a family member of ownership. No rent is charged for that occupancy.
Two paths available to a purchaser:
Restore the room to service — clear it and return it to banquet, party and catering use, adding ≈50 seats toward the permitted occupancy of 71, in a trade area with one thinly-rated Indian banquet operator and event demand that has grown since 2023.
Sublet the space — let the rear room on documented arm's-length terms, including to the adjacent grocery presently occupying it without charge, to offset occupancy cost.
Unless the purchaser elects otherwise in writing, the rear premises are to be cleared and delivered vacant at closing and the third-party occupancy terminated.
- Size in square feet:
- 3,325
- Planning Consent:
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Business is fully licensed and permitted, open and operating
Business Operation
- Management type:
- This business is owner operated.
- Expansion Potential:
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The offering is a business asset sale. The trade name, trademarks, brand systems, menu artwork and associated intellectual property under which the restaurant currently trades are owned by an affiliated licensor, are not owned by the Seller, and are expressly excluded. A purchaser who wishes to continue trading under the existing brand negotiates a separate franchise or licence agreement directly with the licensor — CRE Resources will make that introduction but does not negotiate, participate in or advise on those terms and earns no compensation on them. A purchaser who does not take a licence rebrands the restaurant and operates under its own name, subject to the landlord's written sign-off on the new trade name. The licensor's written position on transferability and terms is one of the pre-offering deliverables and will be furnished with the confidential package.
- Competition / Market:
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Taken together, the immediate trade area contains roughly 33,000 Asian-Indian residents, with the Edison–Iselin corridor of adjacent Middlesex County — some 147,000 more — fifteen to twenty miles to the northeast. The West Windsor–Plainsboro school district runs at approximately 72% Asian enrollment. The competitive field is correspondingly deep: at least fifteen Indian operators within roughly eight miles, with the corridor's volume leaders rated 4.3–4.7 — a statement about demand density as much as about competition. One headwind is disclosed alongside: a major local employer announced reductions of 800-plus positions at its Lawrence Township campuses through March 2026, a weekday-lunch factor a buyer should weigh against the residential density and event demand described here.
- Reasons for selling:
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Owner is retiring and consolidating his restaurant locations
- Trading hours:
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Monday To Thursday 11:30 AM To 10:00 PM Friday To Saturday 11:30 AM To 10:30 PM Sunday 11:30 AM To 09:30 PM
- Employees:
- 6
- Years established:
- 2017
Other Information
- Support & training:
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The owners will provide a hands-on transition covering daily operations, recipes and prep methods, vendor relationships and staff introductions, with the length and scope agreed in the purchase agreement. The experienced kitchen and front-of-house team may be retained by the buyer. Transferable phone numbers, domains, delivery-platform listings with their review history, permits and health-department standing convey to the extent transferable. Lease assignment is handled directly with the landlord, with CRE Resources supporting the consent package at no charge. The restaurant currently operates under a licensed brand owned by an affiliate: a buyer may continue under that brand by arrangement with the licensor (introduction provided) or operate under its own name with landlord sign-off. After NDA, qualified buyers receive the Confidential Information Memorandum, financial package, lease abstract, equipment schedule and staffing details through our secure buyer portal.
- Furniture / Fixtures value:
- $40,300
- Inventory / Stock value:
- $6,305
