We draw kitchens that actually get built.
Most kitchen designers hand off a floor plan and disappear. We stay through fabrication, equipment procurement, and install. Denver Cutlery does all of it under one roof.
Since ‘71
AutoCAD
Colorado-based
Autodesk Design Suite
In-House
1:1
Fabrication + Install
Dedicated Project Lead
THE DIFFERENCE
Your kitchen designer shouldn't need a translator.
When the same company that draws the kitchen also welds the tables, sources the walk-in, and bolts the range to the floor — nothing gets reinterpreted between drawings and reality.
Most operators hire a design consultant, then a separate equipment dealer, then a fabrication shop, then an install crew. Each handoff introduces misalignment — dimensions shift, specs get substituted, timelines break. We eliminated the handoffs. Your design team sits thirty feet from the fabrication floor and talks to the same equipment buyers who price your spec. That's not a tagline. It's how the building is set up
HOW IT WORKS
Four phases. One team the whole way.
Every phase produces something concrete. No open-ended retainers, no ambiguous deliverables.
01
Discovery & Scope
We learn your concept, review your site plans, and define the project scope — menu, volume targets, staffing, budget, and any constraints from the building or landlord. Virtual and in-person consultations available.
Site review - Scope document- Budget alignment
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Equipment Specification
Every piece of equipment is selected and specified to match the layout — model numbers, utility requirements, dimensions, and pricing. Our equipment team sources from established manufacturer relationships for competitive pricing.
Equipment schedule - Spec sheets - Pricing package
02
Schematic Layout
Using Autodesk CAD, we produce an initial kitchen layout that maps equipment zones, workflow paths, and service adjacencies. We present options and iterate until the layout fits your operation.
CAD floor plan - Zone mapping - Workflow analysis
04
MEP Coordination & Permit Support
We produce mechanical, electrical, and plumbing rough-in drawings and coordinate directly with your engineers and general contractor to ensure the design package is permit-ready and buildable.
MEP drawings - Contractor coordination - Permit-ready package
CONCEPTS WE DESIGN FOR
Different menus need different kitchens.
We don't reuse layouts. Every concept has different heat loads, storage ratios, traffic patterns, and plating sequences — and the design needs to reflect that.
Quick Service & Fast Casual
Assembly-line flow, drive-thru window integration, compact back-of-house, and make lines designed for 90-second ticket times — repeatable across locations.
Multi-unit rollout support available
Hotel & Hospitality
Multi-outlet production kitchens, banquet plating for 500+, room service staging, and commissary layouts for properties running multiple F&B concepts.
Front Range resort + conference experience
Full-Service Restaurants
Complex cook lines, dedicated garde manger, pastry stations, and expo flow calibrated to your covers per night and menu complexity.
From scratch kitchens to high-volume turnover
Corporate & Campus Dining
Display kitchens, satellite prep stations, grab-and-go merchandising, and central production facilities feeding multiple service points.
Amenity kitchen specialists
Bars, Breweries & Taprooms
Bar-back efficiency, glass washing loops, cold storage for keg inventory, and food prep areas that don’t compete with service well traffic.
Operate in tight footprints
Event Venues & Catering
High-volume production with variable menus, blast chilling, plating staging, and cold holding sized for peak-event throughput rather than average day.
Designed for surge capacity
WHAT YOU GET
A buildable package, not a pretty PDF.
Every design engagement produces documents your GC, engineer, and health department can actually use — dimensioned, spec'd, and coordinated.
CAD Floor Plans
Dimensioned layouts in AutoCAD format — equipment placement, clearances, aisle widths — ready to drop into your architect's construction set.
MEP Rough-In Drawings
Gas, electric, plumbing, and drain locations for every connection point — produced so your engineer can stamp them and your GC can build from them without guessing.
Workflow Documentation
A written rationale for station adjacencies, traffic flow, and production sequencing — so your team and any future operators understand why the kitchen is laid out the way it is.
Equipment Schedule
Every item listed with manufacturer, model, dimensions, utility requirements, and pricing. One document your purchasing team can buy from directly.
Code + Compliance Review
Layouts verified against local health department requirements, ADA accessibility, fire code clearances, and ventilation standards — before you submit for permits.
Revision Through Construction
Field conditions change. Equipment gets discontinued. Walls move. We revise through the build, not just through the permit — because that's when it actually matters.
UNDER ONE ROOF
Design is step one. We handle the rest.
The same company that draws your kitchen also builds the stainless, sources the equipment, and puts it on the floor.
CONNECTED SERVICE
CUSTOM FABRICATION
Tables, sinks, shelving, and cabinets designed in your layout are fabricated thirty feet away in our shop — same dimensions, same file, no reinterpretation.
CONNECTED SERVICE
Equipment Sales
Every item in your spec is sourced through manufacturer relationships we've maintained for decades. One PO, one point of accountability, competitive pricing.
CONNECTED SERVICE
Delivery & Installation
Our crews and in-house refrigeration and hot-side technicians handle final-mile delivery, set-in-place, and hookup — walk-ins, ovens, ventilation, all of it.
QUESTIONS
What operators ask before starting.
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Before, if possible. We've talked operators out of spaces where the grease trap couldn't be placed, the hood couldn't vent, or the electrical service couldn't support the equipment plan. A one-hour site walk before you sign can save months and six figures in change orders after.
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Alongside. We produce the kitchen-specific design and MEP information that your architect drops into construction documents and your GC builds from. We handle coordination directly with both — you don't become the middleman passing drawings back and forth.
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Design fees are scoped to the project. For operators who purchase equipment and fabrication through us, design is typically bundled into the overall project cost. For standalone design engagements, we quote a fixed fee based on square footage and complexity — no hourly billing and no open-ended retainers.
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Yes — we develop a base kitchen template and adapt it site by site. Utility locations, dimensions, structural conditions, and local codes vary between spaces, so a straight copy-paste never works. But the core workflow, equipment spec, and station adjacencies stay consistent so your training, operations, and maintenance scale cleanly.
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It happens on every job. A wall is 6" off from the plans. A floor drain is in the wrong spot. A manufacturer discontinues a model. Because we also supply the equipment and fabricate the stainless, we can adjust the design, swap the spec, and rebuild the table in the same week — no RFIs bouncing between three companies.
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We serve the entire Front Range and have completed projects across Colorado. Design and spec work can be done remotely with site visits as needed. Equipment delivery and installation range depends on the project — we'll tell you up front what's feasible.