Ira Spilky & Associates : About Us

Meet Ira Spilky

Over a diversified 25-year career, Ira Spilky, President of Ira Spilky & Associates, has earned a reputation as a restaurant and entertainment venue industry innovator providing expert real estate and business consulting services. A licensed California Real Estate Broker, Ira has gained success in almost every aspect of the restaurant/entertainment venue real estate industry.

A former restaurant owner, Ira knows his field intimately. He's cut potatoes and mopped floors himself, so he has a ground-up knowledge of hard work behind every success. After more than 25 years in the industry, Ira's knowledge of real estate markets, economic trends and location values is second to none.

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An industry focus that pays off for his clients

By keeping his business focused exclusively on the restaurant/ entertainment venue field, Ira Spilky has acquired an unsurpassed level of industry expertise. Ira has worked with successful restaurants and clubs including Mel's Drive-In, BJ's Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Mastro's Steakhouse, and Blue Note Jazz & Restaurant, as well as real estate companies such Regent Properties, Forest City Development and The Irvine Company, who named him Broker of the Year for 2001. And that's just a small sampling of Ira's clients.

Ira broke into the restaurant industry in the late 70s, opening and operating Fast and Natural, a healthy fast food chain, and developing Rainbow Food Service, a wholesale food product company. In 1981, Ira was invited to create and teach courses on restaurant management and entrepreneurial strategies for the UCLA School of Business Management extension program. As Ira's students graduated, they began asking him to help them find locations for their own restaurants, and Ira's consulting business was born.

From these beginnings, Ira Spilky & Associates grew quickly. Ira now offers:

Location and real estate leasing and sales

Chain restaurant/entertainment venue site selection

Purchase and lease negotiations

Turnkey and conversion business opportunities

Concept and menu development for startups

He also provides restaurant appraisal services and expert witness testimony. Since 1981, Ira has been a speaker at annual programs of the California, Washington and Colorado Restaurant Associations. He holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a Master's degree in Industrial Psychology.

Professional Affiliations

Organization Membership

The California Restaurant Association
The Arizona Restaurant Association
The Restaurant Broker's Association
International Council of Shopping Centers
The San Diego Food & Beverage Assoccation

Board Membership

The California School of Culinary Arts Advisory Board
The San Diego State University Parent Advisory Board
The SDSU Fraternity Standards Commission