Restaurants & Breweries

Crafting Metro-Richmond's Top Culinary Destinations

Richmond's thriving food and beer scene requires specialized construction expertise.

Hunnicutt Construction is passionate about helping restaurant and brewery owners bring their visions to life. We leverage decades of experience in hospitality construction to create spaces that are beautiful, functional, and fully compliant with all industry-specific regulations.

Our team balances technical knowledge with a keen eye for design, investing in your success from the first design sketch to the final health department inspection.

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Why Choose Hunnicutt Construction for Your Project?

Building a restaurant or brewery involves distinct challenges that a general contractor must be equipped to handle. Our expertise and comprehensive services ensure a smooth and successful project.

Specialized Expertise: Restaurant and brewery projects require specialized mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) components. We have a thorough understanding of the intricate back-of-house needs, including the installation of brewing equipment, kitchen ventilation, refrigeration systems, and complex piping. We also have extensive experience with the front-of-house, including the installation of security, fire suppression, and point-of-sale (POS) systems, as well as complex finishes and signage.
Regulatory Knowledge: In addition to standard building and fire codes, these projects must meet Virginia’s stringent health and safety codes, as well as ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) guidelines and Health Department regulations. We navigate these requirements with precision, ensuring your space is fully compliant.
Design-Build Services: We offer a collaborative Design-Build approach, overseeing your project from initial concept to completion. This streamlined process ensures that the entire build is aligned with your vision, budget, and timeline. Our team works with you from preconstruction discovery to selecting the right finishes, ensuring seamless integration and a superior final product.
Value Engineering: As a family-owned general contracting company, we work to keep our overhead—and thus your costs—down. We utilize a detailed Value Engineering process to fine-tune your budget items and help you focus your spending on what matters most without sacrificing quality. This approach allows your new venture to become profitable faster.
Local Market Expertise: With decades of experience in the Richmond market, we not only understand the needs of owners but also represent your future customer base. We are enthusiastic foodies and are passionate about helping new restaurants and breweries make a lasting impact on the exploding local culinary scene.

We welcome the opportunity to help you bring your restaurant or brewery project to the diners of Richmond. Contact us to discuss how our business can help your business thrive.

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The projects that you have completed for us have been on time and very competitively priced. I feel confident when I pass your name on to prospective clients knowing that you will be responsive and competitive and that the final product is of excellent quality.

Frank Bell

Senior Vice President

Chesapeake Bank

It's not often you find a GEM in a small city with big ideas. Hunnicutt Construction is that GEM. Time is money in this industry and wasting Tim on excuses or empty promises is a practice no one can afford. I enjoy their direct communication and taking ownership of their work. These are the foundations of the RIGHT firm you want to work with.

Melissa Ziglar

Property Manager

Richmond Riverfront Plaza

Hunnicutt Construction is fantastic! They were able to help us navigate out project from start to finish. Their staff communicated when to expect them, they did the work completely and correctly and wee extremely courteous, leaving our space cleaner and better than when they found it. They did their job so I could do mine! THANK YOU!

Hollie Woodruff

Pastor

Seventh Street Christian Church

I would absolutely recommend Hunnicutt Construction to anyone. I was completely blown away by the high level of commitment and communication that I received before, during, and after my project. The owners worked on my behalf to keep costs as reasonable as possible, helping me stick within my budget. The work was well supervised and was done in a timely manner. It was managed with ease & I was kept informed every step of the way. A wonderful company to work with.

Katherine Knight

Melody Magic Music Studio

Owner

I have found Hunnicutt Construction to be an honest, fair, and quality driven general contractor. Every project we have worked on with them has been handled professionally and efficiently. I look forward to every opportunity to work with them again. Highly recommended!

Dwane Chisenhall

Lauterbach Electric Co

We value the business we get from Hunnicutt Construction; they are easy to work for and work closely with sub-contractors all along the process to deliver a well-coordinated project.

Josh Krider

Howell's Heating & Air Conditioning

My company has been working with Hunnicutt Construction as a sub-contractor for close to 10 years. I have seen firsthand the quality and efficiency with which Hunnicutt navigates a project. They take a truly creative approach to each of their projects. Their attention to detail, and determination to exceed their customers' expectations is what sets them apart from the rest.

Will Mosley

President

Carraway Glass Co.

Working with Hunnicutt Construction has been exceptional. They're thorough and communicative. Their transparency and team effort are the building blocks to each successful project.

Ryan Hodges

Specified Tile

The project Hunnicutt Construction completed for us was a complicated mixed-use (restaurant/residential), historic tax credit renovation in Jackson Ward. The Hunnicutt team took great care in preparing a budget that was free from excess. Their tradesmen were proficient with our many highly specific standards and expectations. Hunnicutt was highly communicative & immediately responsive; maximizing productivity and efficiency while minimizing change orders and cost overruns. Hunnicutt's dedicated & personally invested team ensured out project was completed to our exact standards, within budget, and in a timely manner, all while minimizing the owner's stress levels.

David Hahn

Owner

Salt & Forge Restaurant