Two founders,
one kitchen
education.

Amir and Sanjay Prabhakar lead the company they built. Their experience was earned in the kitchen at Robert Wood Johnson in New Brunswick, years before either owned a restaurant.

Founder, Prabhakar Management Inc.

Sanjay
Prabhakar

Kitchen years
About 25 years at Robert Wood Johnson, New Brunswick
Ownership
Co-founded the group, which opened its first IHOP in Bloomfield in 2014
Today
Leads a portfolio of nine IHOP restaurants

Founder, Prabhakar Management Inc.

Amir
Prabhakar

Kitchen years
About 15 years at Robert Wood Johnson, New Brunswick
Ownership
Co-founded the group, which opened its first IHOP in Bloomfield in 2014
Today
Leads a portfolio of nine IHOP restaurants

How the founders
approach the work

  1. Lead from the floor

    Having worked the dish station and the line, the founders run the business with an operator’s eye for what happens during a shift.

  2. Build the bench

    A group of nine restaurants depends on general managers and shift leaders who can run a room without the owners in it.

  3. Keep it consistent

    Clear routines and steady standards let each restaurant deliver the same experience, wherever a guest walks in.

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