Projecting Signs
The workhorse of walkable corridors. Readable from a block away, both directions.
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Industries
Restaurant Signs in Philadelphia
Your food does the talking inside. Outside, the sign has to pull people off the sidewalk. We design, build, and install restaurant signs that work day and night, and we handle the permit.
The problem
A Full Room at Lunch Can Be Invisible at Night
On walkable blocks like East Passyunk, Frankford Avenue in Fishtown, or Main Street in Manayunk, most of your foot traffic reads the street sideways. A sign flat against your facade does not register until people are already at your door. A projecting blade sign fixes that. It hangs out over the sidewalk and reads from a block away in both directions, exactly where a hungry couple is deciding where to stop.
After dark, lighting does the heavy lifting. Front-lit channel letters put your name up in bright, legible color for a corner spot competing with a busy street. Halo-lit letters throw a soft glow against the wall instead, a better fit for a dining room that sells atmosphere as much as food. We build both in our own shop and wire them to run for years.
Inside, we cover the working surfaces: menu boards above the counter, wall graphics, and interior signs in materials that wipe down clean and stand up to steam, grease, and a health inspector's flashlight.
What restaurants hang
The Signs That Earn Their Wall Space
Every room is different, but most restaurant orders start with one of these.
Channel Letters
Front-lit for busy streets, halo-lit for rooms that trade on atmosphere.
Channel Letters detailsAwnings
Name the place, shade the windows, and frame the outdoor seating.
Awnings detailsLight Boxes
Bright, simple cabinets that suit takeout and fast-casual budgets.
Light Boxes detailsFlat Signs & Menu Boards
Interior signs and menu boards in cleanable, kitchen-proof materials.
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Openings
The Opening Date Does Not Move. We Plan Around It.
Restaurant openings run on a fixed date and a dozen moving parts. The sign should not be the one that slips. We sequence the work backward from opening night: survey the storefront, get the design approved by you and your landlord, and file the Philadelphia L&I sign permit early so approval runs while we fabricate. If your block sits in a historic district, we build the extra review step into the schedule instead of discovering it late.
While the exterior sign is in the shop, our printing department turns out the rest of the opening package: window graphics, hours vinyl, menu boards, and grand-opening banners. One vendor, one schedule, one call when something needs to move.
Already open? We handle repairs too: dark letters, water-stained awnings, and tired sign faces that make a good kitchen look closed.
Straight answers
Restaurant Sign Questions
How fast can you get a sign up before an opening?
It depends on the sign and the permit, but fabricating in our own shop keeps the build under our control, and we file permit paperwork early so city review runs while we build. Tell us your opening date on the first call and we plan the schedule backward from it.
Do restaurant signs in Philadelphia need a permit?
Exterior signs in Philadelphia typically need a city sign permit, and historic districts add a review step. We prepare the drawings, file the application, and track it so you are not chasing paperwork during a build-out.
Can you make menu boards and interior signs too?
Yes. We build menu boards, wall graphics, and interior signs in materials that wipe down clean and hold up to steam, grease, and daily scrubbing.
Free quotes. Straight answers.
Get the Sign Up Before Opening Night
Send us a photo of the storefront and your opening date. We will measure, quote, and plan backward from the date.
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