Dive into Dallas delivery with CloudKitchens

Bringing your restaurant to life is easy, fast, and simple with a Dallas dark kitchen.

Dallas Commerce Ghost Kitchen

Why open dark kitchens in Dallas & Fort Worth?

$26

Average basket size

The average basket size at our Dallas dark kitchen location is $26, meaning more online revenue for your restaurant business.

3.4K

Deliveries per week

Tap into more online delivery demand at our Dallas dark kitchen locations with an average of 3,374 deliveries per week.

37mins.

Average delivery time

Our Dallas dark kitchens are built for efficiency, with the logistics and delivery support you need to deliver more orders faster.

6

Delivery platforms available

Maximize your reach online with 6 delivery platforms to choose from.

62%

Weekday orders

This area has more incoming delivery orders during the week Vs. on the weekend

676

New restaurants per year

Unlock your delivery potential in a competitive market

HOW WE COMPARE

Dark kitchen versus traditional restaurants

Brick & Mortar

Ghost Kitchens

Real Estate

2000ft2

High cost, high traffic address

200ft2

Same area, low cost low traffic address

Staff required (~)

24

Many dedicated to front-of-house

4

We provide staff to handle all order handoffs and more

Weeks to launch 1 location

52weeks

10 locations 5-10 years

8weeks*

Multiple locations 1 year

Upfront investment

$1M

High investment

$30k**

Low investment

Break even

5y

10% profit on 1M run rate

6m

10% profit on 1M run rate

* Varies based on local permitting and operational complexity

Kitchen specs

All you need and more under the hood

Mexican / Latin

Kitchen Specs

All you need and more under the hood

Space

  • Private kitchen

  • Driver pickup area

  • Staff locker area

  • Restrooms

  • Mop wash

Services

  • Order pickup & processing

  • Safety & health inspections

  • Cleaning & maintenance

  • Courier handoff

  • Delivery software

  • Delivery logistics

  • Extraction & ventilation

  • On-site support staff

Equipment

*Additional fees apply
  • 3 compartment sink

  • Prep sink

  • Hand sink

  • Commercial hood

  • Tablet

  • Grease-trap / interceptor*

Utilities

  • Gas points

  • Power outlets

  • High power lighting

  • Cold & hot water lines

  • Gas / fire safety system

  • WiFi

  • Trash / recycle

  • Ethernet connections

  • Grease / trap cleaning

  • Hood / flue cleaning

  • Pest control

Technology

Our software is made for restauranteurs, chefs, and culinary teams to grow their business and manage their orders.

Are dark kitchens worth the investment?

The rise of ghost kitchens

The golden age of food delivery has arrived. And with that, comes 54M delivery app users and a market estimated to reach a net worth of $1.65T by 2027. Dark kitchens are providing restaurateurs with a lower-risk alternative to a traditional brick and mortar by cutting labor costs and the overall upfront investment to get started.

With dedicated kitchen space built for delivery, these lower cost, tech-enabled locations set you and your restaurant up for delivery success, making it easy to get up and running in less time.

With over 8,000 dark kitchen locations in the US alone, chances are there is a dark kitchen in your neighborhood. At CloudKitchens, we find the best possible ghost kitchen location that captures the most delivery demand, at the lowest cost.

As more hungry customers turn to delivery for their next meal, it is becoming even more vital to have a delivery strategy in place for your restaurant business.

Unlock new trends emerging in food delivery, new AI tech to take advantage of, and how to tap into this booming industry with our latest trend guide.

Unlock the inside scoop on the rise of ghost kitchens.

4 dark kitchen locations

Our Dallas facilities are located in the heart of delivery demand, providing you with exclusive access to more online customers.

109 total dark kitchens

Our Dallas facilities are equipped with a variety of kitchen layouts to best fit your restaurant needs.

~200 to 400 sq ft cooking spaces

Choose from a variety of kitchen spaces or open up multiple kitchens to test out new concepts.

Delivery and pickup in high traffic areas

With prime locations near high concentrations of delivery demand in Dallas, you're able to easily drive more pickup and delivery business to your restaurant.

The Dallas food scene

Spaghetti - ghost kitchen

Opening a commercial kitchen or restaurant in a metropolitan hotspot isn’t always easy. Property costs, maintenance, and employee salaries are just a few of the things that make Dallas restaurants tricky to maintain. That’s why dark kitchens in Dallas are turning the industry on its head. 

Unlike a traditional brick-and-mortar restaurant, it’s easy to open a ghost kitchen. Dallas food business owners can get started in as little as four weeks and hit the ground running with fresh food and fast takeout delivery.

The restaurant industry is changing. With takeout as the new norm, food business owners can reach new audiences with a conveniently located ghost kitchen. Dallas hotspots make the perfect location for food delivery services, which is why all of our dark kitchens are strategically placed in high-traffic areas. 

If you’re looking to cut costs, a Dallas dark kitchen is the way to go. A business owner or restaurateur can scale back with a small team—no servers or hosts—limited expenses—goodbye maintenance and real estate costs— to help maximize sales. With CloudKitchens, a chef can feed more customers and earn more revenue than ever before!

With all those incoming orders from delivery app requests, you’ll need the right technology. That’s why every dark kitchen is complete with all-in-one tablets that help manage the entire process. No need to search high and low for customers—they’ll find you! 

CloudKitchens makes the food delivery business easy. Your virtual restaurant’s next home is right around the corner. All you have to do is get started.

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