Lease available for historic Palms Grill
in Atlanta
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[February 17, 2022]
The lease for the Palms Grill Café on Historic Rt. 66 in Atlanta,
Illinois is now open to interested parties wishing to manage this unique
small town café.
Step back in time at The Palms Grill Café—one of the Mother Road’s
premier Rt. 66 attractions. Opened in 1934, “the Grill” served up
home-cooked meals, BINGO games, and weekly dances in its backroom. The
Grill then closed in the late 1960s.
Now restored to its circa 1935 look, the Palms Grill Café reopened in
April of 2009 and once again began serving its blue-plate specials to
Rt. 66 travelers and visitors. Bus tours, senior groups, Red Hat
Societies, and individuals young & old from across the country and
globe, have all been welcomed to the Palms Grill Café over the past
several years. The Grill has a loyal and enthusiastic following on such
travel/tourism review sites as: Tripadvisor, Yelp, Yahoo! Travel,
RoadsideAmerica.com, and Mamabzz. The Route 66 Dining & Lodging Guide
describes the Palms Grill Café as “a very special must stop” place on
the Mother Road.
The Palms Grill Café is a turnkey operation. It is fully equipped and
will only require a new manager to supply an annual inventory of food
and hire his/her staff to operate it. The Grill seats 47 in its main
dining area, which includes a counter with 11 stools. Its backroom seats
60. The building is approximately 1800 sq ft.
The Atlanta Public Library owns the Downey Building in which the Palms
Grill Café is located, and acts as the Landlord of the property. The
lease for the Palms Grill Café runs from May 1st through April 30th,
with an annual option to renew.
Leasing/Managing the Palms Grill Café is an excellent opportunity for
the right person!
Anyone interested in applying for this opportunity should submit a
Business Plan/Proposal no later than March 30th, 2022.
For more information, contact:
Steve Dreyer, President Atlanta Public Library District
P.O. Box 568 Atlanta, IL 61723
aplddreyer@gmail.com
(217) 737-9016
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Business Plan/Proposal template
Please review each of the categories below, then use them as the template to
create your business plan/proposal for leasing/managing the Palms Grill Café.
Executive Summary
State your overall reason for wanting to lease/manage the Palms Grill Café. Also
describe the vision you have for what you want the Palms Grill Café to be.
Professional Training/Experience/Qualifications
List and describe the professional training and/or experience you have that you
believe will make you an effective manager of the Palms Grill Café. Also note
any professional licenses or certifications (such as food handler’s) you
currently hold or will hold.
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Concept of Operations
Describe how you plan to operate the Palms Grill Café. Address such items as:
days/hours of operation, menu, ensuring cleanliness, meeting health department
standards, and vendors you will use. Note: The Palms Grill Café is designed to
recreate what it would have been like to stop and eat at a small town, Rt. 66
café in the period 1935-40. This ambience/experience is what draws tourists to
the café. Describe the steps you will take to ensure this “historical experience
concept” is maintained at the Grill.
Marketing Strategies
List and describe the kinds of things you will do to attract people to the Palms
Grill Café via actively marketing and publicizing it.
Financial Factors
Describe how/why you are financially prepared to manage the Palms Grill Café.
[Christina Vannoy
Administrative Director
Atlanta Public Library District] |