pizza: What would be the minimun amount of equipment and accesories necessary to start a pizza parlor with which would consist of seating facilities, delivery system, kitchen, walk-up and station. The location would be rented, not bought. No franchises, own idea an d product.|||although you don't want a franchise, check out all the pizza franchise websites and request info on start up costs. just subtract out the franchise fees and add back a small percentage to the equipment costs to get a handle on what you need. keep in mind that landlords feel more comfortable renting to a franchise because the success rate is higher. also look for an existing pizza parlor that could be remodeled to suit your needs. someone in a losing business is often motivated to sell and you would be buying the assets at below cost. go look at all the restaurants for sale in your area, it is a great education. a local business broker who specializes in restaurant resales can often educate you. just keep in mind that his/her motivation is to sell you something, listen between the lines! I have owned one retail food business, and I hated it. However I do love pizza and owning a successful upscale pizza joint was always a dream of mine. It's just not fun when you have to go to it every day.|||You can probably get a small operation with like a 30 to 50 person seating capacity and your ovens, cash registers, freezers and sinks for about $125,000.00 to buy...not leasing the space. (totally depending on what state you are in)|||$1,000