What our clients say...

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"Terri, John and I want to thank you for all the great effort and energy you put forth in selling Caffe' Giovanni.  Without you, we are certain that things could not have gone as smoothly as they did.  As usual, you and your staff were the ultimate in professionalism.  We would recommend you to anyone who wants to sell or buy a restaurant.  The liquor license transfer went so very quickly, we were amazed.  We thank and salute you, as always, no one could do a better job.  With our gratitude we are as always."


John and Nancy Vennare
former owners of Caffe Giovanni
Mt. Lebanon, South Hills (Pittsburgh, PA)

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"I just want to thank everyone at Speciality Lending for all of there help!  From conception to closing, everyone at the office was extremely knowledgable and assisted me in all of the needed paper work and requirements.  I will highly recommend Specialty Lending to ANYONE trying to buy a business.  As a matter of fact, I will be using them again when I expand my business!  Thank you to everyone there."
 

Dana Acton
Grasso Roberto
www.grassoroberto.com
412.818.2584
412.687.2014

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"There are no better people in this world to help anyone start a new Restaurant, or existing Restaurant, with a Liquor License in this era of difficult times. We've been very fortunate to know Ned Sokoloff and Specialty Group. We feel like he's part of the family, as Specialty Group has always been there for us, from the beginning, to help us reach our goals. We can't say enough good things about the Sokoloff's.''

Lori and Vasillis Kontoulis
Owners of Cafè Frappe and Little Athens
Sewickley

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"I knew that in order for my new restaurant 'China Palace to be a  complete success, I had to be able to offer my customer's a glass of wine with dinner.  I knew that the only one who could help me with a liquor license was Specialty Group.  They made my experience with getting a license and bringing it into McCandless such an easy process.  I would recommend Specialty Group to anyone anytime.  Special thanks to Joi for all her hard work, Excellent Job!--"

Michael Chen
Owner of China Palace
Wexford, PA - McCandless Township

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"We were introduced to Terri Sokoloff at a business function two years ago.  We had several concepts in mind and a few partners for our new venture into the Bar/Restaurant business.  My partners and I are in the Technology Sector so all of this was new to us.  When I told Terri that we were interested in getting into the business, she and her staff really listened to what we wanted and presented the best fit for our concept that met our budget.  Specialty Group moved quickly, they put the deal together for us and accommodated all of the partners with our busy schedules.  We hired Specialty Group to process the PLCB transfer and Specialty got a quick approval for us.  It was a pleasure to work with Specialty Group and if you're thinking about getting into the business, I would definitely call them."

Ron Langer
Quagmire's Bar & Grill
Pittsburgh - South Side

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"Specialty Group- The best service, the fastest ones and the honest ones, if you need a liquor license or transfer of one, come to Specialty Group; they are the best!"
Milaim Ballanca
Villa Ballanca

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"Specialty Group did everything for us- we didn't have to do anything. Being a very busy pizza shop owner made it nice for me, and we are pleased with the time it took to get it all done."

Mary Ann Bartek
Scotty B's Pizzeria
North Versailles, PA

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"We were so impressed and thankful for Specialty Group. When we decided to open our first Pizza Fusion and we knew we needed a liquor license, we went to Specialty Group and they made sure that we had everything we needed when we needed it and kept the process going smoothly. We can't say enough good things about Specialty Group"

Gray & Wende Goncz
Pizza Fusion
Gibsonia, PA (Allegheny County)

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"Specialty Group has been our liquor license broker for two of the StonePepper's Restaurants constructed in Pennsylvania and has handled both license transfers Inter-Municipally as well as through the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. We were thoroughly satisfied with the results we received in both instances and would recommend the services of Specialty Group to anyone."

Jeffrey W. Joyce

StonePepper's Grille
Adams Township (Butler County)
Upper St. Clair (Allegheny County)

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"Specialty Group made the licensing process seem so easy for us. We know how to run Tiger Town Pizza, and Specialty Group was the expert n transferring the license to us. We would never have known even where to begin the license transfer process, let alone do it all and keep our business running. We are completely satisfied with Specialty Group and would recommend them to anyone."

Ken & Jamie Filotei
Tiger Town Pizza
McKeesport, PA (Allegheny County)

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"Specialty Group found a liquor license for me and handled all the work necessary with the PLCB. I came to Pittsburgh from Ohio and I had no idea how to handle anything relating to the liquor license. Specialty Group's expertise and quick turn around of the licensing process allowed me to focus on building my new Japanese Steak House in the Monroeville Mall. All the people at Specialty Group worked really hard to help me and I am happy that I used them, and I would recommend them to anyone who needs help in the restaurant business (especially finding a liquor license)."

Steve
SAWA Steak House
Monroeville Mall - Upper Level
Monroeville, PA (Allegheny County)

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