Commercial Kitchen Layout Calculator

Calculate kitchen square footage and zone allocations based on seating capacity, service style, and menu complexity.

Seating Capacity

Service Type

Menu Complexity

On-Site Bakery?

Tab to move between fields

Total Kitchen (sq ft)

600

Kitchen sq ft per Seat6

Cooking Line (sq ft)180

Prep Area (sq ft)108

Dishwashing (sq ft)60

Storage Total (sq ft)132

Dining Area (sq ft)1,600

Kitchen % of Building27

Aisles (sq ft)60

How to Use This Calculator

Enter your total seating capacity and select the service type (fast casual, full-service, fine dining, etc.).
Set menu complexity: 1 = simple, 2 = moderate, 3 = complex/extensive.
Indicate whether on-site baking is required (adds about 12% to kitchen space).
Review the recommended total kitchen square footage broken down by zone (cooking line, prep, dishwashing, storage).
Use the kitchen-to-dining ratio to validate your building footprint.

How the result changes with Seating Capacity

Seating Capacity: Total number of seats in the dining area.
Service Type: 1 = Fast Casual, 2 = Full-Service, 3 = Fine Dining, 4 = Hotel Banquet, 5 = Cafeteria.
Menu Complexity: 1 = Simple (limited menu), 2 = Moderate, 3 = Complex (extensive menu with many stations).
On-Site Bakery?: 0 = No, 1 = Yes. On-site baking adds ~12% more kitchen space.

Total Kitchen (sq ft): Total recommended kitchen area including all zones.
Kitchen sq ft per Seat: Kitchen square footage allocated per dining seat.
Cooking Line (sq ft): Hot line / cooking area (30% of kitchen).
Prep Area (sq ft): Food preparation area (18% of kitchen).
Dishwashing (sq ft): Warewashing area (10% of kitchen).
Storage Total (sq ft): Combined dry + cold storage area (22% of kitchen).
Dining Area (sq ft): Estimated dining room square footage.
Kitchen % of Building: Kitchen area as percentage of total building footprint.

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Seating Capacity = 100, Service Type = 2, Menu Complexity = 2, On-Site Bakery? = 0 = 4 input(s) provided
Calculate Total Kitchen
Total Kitchen
600 = 600
Calculate Kitchen sq ft per Seat
6 = 6
Calculate Cooking Line
Cooking Line
180 = 180