AccountantFeatured
Anna Wong
Managing Partner · Wong & Sato CPA
English • Cantonese • Mandarin
Anna leads a 14-CPA practice that handles Quality of Earnings reports, sell-side cleanup, and post-close tax structuring for F&B operators across Manhattan and Brooklyn. She rebuilds three years of cash-heavy financials into bankable packages and represents clients in IRS audits without breaking stride on the closing timeline.
Immigration AttorneyFeatured
Linh Nguyen
Managing Partner · Nguyen & Patel Immigration Law
English • Vietnamese
Linh handles E-2 and EB-5 visa applications for foreign-national restaurant buyers and has secured investor visas tied to more than 40 F&B acquisitions since 2017. She coordinates directly with brokers and SBA lenders so visa timelines do not stall closing.
Bilingual BrokerFeatured
Sophia Tran
Senior Broker · Crossroads Restaurant Brokers
English • Vietnamese
Sophia brokers full-service restaurant sales between $500K and $4M with a focus on Vietnamese, pan-Asian, and Sichuan concepts. She runs every listing with a bilingual marketing package and a pre-vetted buyer pool so sellers can move quickly without re-cutting the deal.
SBA LenderFeatured
Wei Chen
Senior SBA Loan Officer · East River Capital Bank
English • Mandarin • Cantonese
Wei structures SBA 7(a) and 504 loans for first-generation restaurant operators across the five boroughs and routinely closes acquisitions in under 60 days. He has financed more than 80 F&B deals since 2019 and works directly with sellers and brokers to keep escrow and SBA paperwork moving in parallel.
Immigration Attorney
Carlos Ramirez
Senior Immigration Counsel · Five Boroughs Immigration Group
English • Spanish
Carlos represents Latino restaurateurs on H-2B visas for kitchen staff and L-1 transfers for owner-operators expanding into the U.S. He maintains an active relationship with the Department of Labor and helps clients respond to RFEs without losing the prevailing-wage clock.
SBA Lender
Daniel Park
SBA Underwriter · Hudson Crossing Bank
English • Korean
Daniel underwrites SBA 7(a) loans up to $5M for Korean-American restaurant and grocery operators in Manhattan and northern Queens. He is known for converting messy seller financials into bankable packages and routinely partners with the buyer's CPA to clean up two prior tax years before submission.
Bilingual Broker
Diego Ruiz
Senior Broker · Plate & Counter Brokerage
English • Spanish
Diego represents both Latino sellers and bilingual buyers on Brooklyn taqueria, panaderia, and corner-restaurant deals from Sunset Park to Bushwick. He handles letters of intent, asset allocations, and DOH walkthroughs so first-time buyers do not get blindsided at closing.
Immigration Attorney
Jennifer Liu
Partner · Liu Law Group
English • Mandarin • Cantonese
Jennifer advises Mandarin- and Cantonese-speaking buyers on E-2 treaty investor visas tied to restaurant and grocery acquisitions. She is fluent in cross-border tax compliance and routinely coordinates with mainland China and Hong Kong counsel on source-of-funds documentation.
Bilingual Broker
Kevin Cho
Managing Broker · Asian American Hospitality Brokers
English • Korean
Kevin specializes in turnkey Korean BBQ, banchan, and bakery sales across Flushing, Murray Hill, and Bayside. He handles seller financials, lease assignment negotiation, and POS handover in-house so a buyer can take possession with revenue intact.
SBA Lender
Maria Gutierrez
VP, SBA Lending · Borough Community Lenders
English • Spanish
Maria leads SBA underwriting for the bank's Queens and Bronx markets and specializes in immigrant-owned bakeries, taquerias, and corner restaurants. She walks first-time buyers through prequal, deposit, and post-close working-capital lines without requiring a polished pitch deck.
Accountant
Roberto Salazar
Senior Tax Accountant · Salazar Associates
English • Spanish
Roberto provides bilingual accounting and tax planning for Bronx and upper Manhattan restaurant owners, including S-corp elections, sales-tax filings, and payroll cleanup. He works with first-time buyers on opening-balance-sheet preparation so the new ownership entity is audit-ready from day one.
Insurance
Sandra Morales
Senior Hospitality Insurance Broker · Five Boroughs Insurance Group
English • Spanish
Sandra places general liability, liquor liability, workers' comp, and property coverage for independent F&B operators across all five boroughs. She quotes binder-ready policies with five business days' notice so a closing does not slip on the insurance contingency.
