Consolidated Restaurant Operations, Inc. trades as El Chico Restaurants at 60 locations throughout AL, AR, FL, GA, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, OK, SC, TN and TX. The Mexican restaurants occupy a space of 5,200 sq.ft. in endcaps, strip centers and freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout TX during the coming 18 months. The company is franchising.

For more information, contact James Snell, Consolidated Restaurant Operations, Inc., 12200 Stemmons Freeway, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75234; 972-241-5500, Fax 972-888-4288, Email: jsnell@croinc.com; Web site: www.croinc.com.

It’s a Grind operates 10 locations throughout AZ, CA and NV. The restaurants, specializing in coffee, occupy a space of 1,000 sq.ft. to 1,500 sq.ft. in strip, power, mixed-use and entertainment centers, endcaps and freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout AZ, CA, CO and NV during the coming 18 months. The company prefers to cotenant with supermarkets, ice cream stores, restaurants, video or book stores and multi-screen theaters.

For more information, contact Steve Olson, It’s a Grind, 6272 East Pacific Coast Highway, Suite E, Long Beach, CA 90803; 562-594-5600, Fax 562-594-4100, Web site: www.itsagrind.com.

Q’s Restaurant Group trades as Cheddars at 39 locations throughout FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, MI, MO, KY, OH, OK, TN, TX and VA. The restaurants occupy a space of 7,700 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and power, tourist and value centers. Plans call for three openings throughout FL during the coming 18 months, with representation by Landmark Sites, Inc. A land area of two acres is required. Preferred demographics include a population of 125,000 within five miles earning $45,000 as the average household income. Leases running 20 years are typical. A vanilla shell is required.

For more information, contact Bill Hickman, Landmark Sites, Inc., 13902 North Dale Mabry Highway, Suite 199, Tampa, FL 33618; 813-960-2663, Fax 813-960-2885; Email: bgh.lansit@verizon.net; Web site: www.landmarksitesinc.com.

Home Cafe trades as Arby’s at 29 locations throughout MD, NY and VA. The restaurants occupy a space of 3,200 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for four openings throughout MD and northern VA during the coming 18 months. The company prefers to cotenant with Target, Giant, Best Buy and Home Depot.

For more information, contact Tom Louie, Home Cafe, 10500 Sager Avenue, Fairfax, VA 22030; 571-216-2592, Fax 301-698-0192; Email: molopodi2@aol.com.

Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches operates 181 locations throughout AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, UT and WI. The restaurants occupy a space of 1,200 sq.ft. in strip and power centers and urban/downtown areas. Leases running five years with options are typical. The company cites Subway and Quizno’s as competition and is franchising.

For more information, contact Bob Morena, Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches, 600 Tollgate Road, Suite B, Elgin, IL 60213; 847-888-7206, Fax 847-888-7070.

Barnsider Management Corp. trades as Barnsider, Barnsider Mile & A Quarter, Beverly Depot, Dandelion Green and Hardcover at five locations throughout MA, NY and RI. The restaurants occupy spaces of 9,000 sq.ft. to 10,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for one opening throughout MA, NH and NY during the coming 18 months.

For more information, contact Bill Swanson, Barnsider Management Corp., 15A Newbury Street, Danvers, MA 01923; 978-777-3855, Fax 978-777-5038; Web site: www.barnsiderrestaurants.com.

Bruster’s Old-Fashioned Ice Cream operates 131 locations throughout AL, FL, GA, IN, MD, NC, NH, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA and WV. The ice cream shops occupy a space of 1,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and strip centers. Plans call for 80 openings throughout the states east of the Mississippi River during the coming 18 months. A land area of 0.5 to 0.75 acres is required. Leases running 20 years are typical. Specific improvements are required.

For more information, contact Jim Graham, Bruster’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream, 730 Mulberry Street, West Bridgewater, PA 15009; 724-774-4250, Fax 724-774-0666, Email: jgraham796@aol.com; Web site: www.brustersicecream.com.

Subway Real Estate Corp. trades as Subway at 18,000 locations nationwide and internationally. The sub shops occupy spaces of 500 sq.ft. to 2,000 sq.ft. in power, strip, entertainment, outlet and tourist centers, malls, freestanding locations and urban/downtown areas. Plans call for 3,750 openings nationwide during the coming 18 months. The company is franchising.

For more information, contact Lisa Oak, Subway Real Estate Corp., 325 Bic Drive, Milford, CT 06460; 203-878-2791, Fax 203-783-7430; Email: oak.l@subway.com; Web site: www.subway.com.

Chick-fil-A, Inc. trades as Chick-fil-A at 1,050 locations nationwide. The restaurants, specializing in chicken sandwiches, occupy a space of 4,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for 80 openings nationwide during the coming 18 months. The company prefers to cotenant with Target, Wal*Mart, Lowe’s and Home Depot. Leases running 10 years with four five-year options are typical. The company prefers to acquire sites. A land area of one acre is required.

For more information, contact Erwin Reid, Chick-fil-A, Inc., 5200 Buffington Road, Atlanta, GA 30349; 404-765-8000, Fax 404-765-8941; Email: erwin.reid@chick-fil-a.com.

Apple Gold Group trades as Applebee’s at 68 locations throughout AR, CA, NC and OK. The restaurants occupy a space of 5,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout CA, NC and OK during the coming 18 months. Preferred demographics include a population of 30,000 within five miles earning $45,000 as the average household income. The company cites Chili’s and O’Charlies as competition.

For more information, contact John Melinowski, Apple Gold Group, 170 Wind Chime Court, Raleigh, NC 27615; 919-847-8808, Fax 919-846-0121; Email: jmalinkowski@applegoldgroup.net.

Hospitality Restaurant Group, LLC/Lobdell Management trades as Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC. The fast food restaurants occupy spaces of 600 sq.ft. to 2,500 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for three openings throughout Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, NY during the coming 18 months. A land area of 0.75 acres is required. The company cites fast food restaurants as competition and is franchising. Leases running 10 years are typical.

For more information, contact Ken Underwood, Hospitality Group, LLC/Lobdell Management, 812 South Garfield, Suite 4, Traverse City, MI 49686; 231-941-5052, Fax 231-941-2369.

Jersey Mike’s Franchise System trades as Jersey Mike’s Submarines & Salads at 230 locations throughout FL, GA, IN, KY, MA, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX and VA. The sandwich shops occupy spaces of 1,200 sq.ft. to 1,400 sq.ft. in strip centers. Plans call for 60 to 70 openings throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. The company prefers to cotenant with supermarkets and video stores. Leases running five years with options are typical. A vanilla box is required. The company cites Subway, Blimpie and Quizno’s as competition. The company is franchising.

For more information, contact Mike Parkhill, Jersey Mike’s Franchise System, 1973 Highway 34, Suite E21, Wall Township, NJ 07719; 732-282-2323, Fax 732-282-2244; Email: parkhill@injersey.com.

El Pollo Loco operates 310 locations throughout AZ, CA, NV and TX. The quick serve Mexican and chicken restaurants occupy a space of 2,400 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and mixed-use centers. Plans call for 30 openings throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. A land area of 22,000 sq.ft. is required.

For more information, contact Director of Real Estate, El Pollo Loco, 3333 Michaelson Drive, Suite, 550, Irvine, CA 92612; 949-399-2000, Fax 949-399-2025.

Huddle House, Inc. trades as Huddle House Restaurants at 360 locations throughout AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MS, MO, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA and WV. The restaurants occupy a space of 2,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, strip, mixed-use and tourist centers and urban/downtown areas. Plans call for 35 openings nationwide during the coming 18 months. A land area of 0.5 acres is required. The company, which is franchising, prefers to cotenant with fuel centers and travel plaza. For more information, contact Cory Durden, Huddle House, Inc., 2969 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030; 800-418-9555, Fax 404-377-0497; Web site: www.huddlehouse.com.

CiCi’s Pizza operates 380 locations throughout AL, AR, FL, GA, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NM, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA and WV. The pizzerias occupy spaces of 4,000 sq.ft. to 4,500 sq.ft. in strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought nationwide during the coming 18 months. The company prefers to cotenant with Super Wal*Mart, Super Target and supermarkets. Leases running 10 years are typical. A vanilla shell is required. The company is franchising.

For more information, contact John Finch, CiCi’s Pizza, 1080 West Bethel Road, Coppell, TX 75019; 972-745-4201, Fax 972-745-4204; Web site: www.cicispizza.com.