Owning and running a restaurant can be a very good business if you are the right person for it. To make your restaurant successful takes however long time and you will probably need to invest a lot of money into it. The first thing you have to do is to see what downsides and good sides a restaurant ownership has to offer.
If you have experience in the restaurant business it would be a huge plus for you. If you however never been in the restaurant business before you will probably meet a lot of problems on your way. You also have to take a look at other restaurants around the area where you plan to start yours and remember originality and changes is always good in any business.
Be aware about that it requires different licenses to have a restaurant. You need the standard business license and licenses that are valuable for the restaurant like bevere licenses etc.
A good location is also very important especially for restaurants. Your restaurant will need to be placed in a high traffic area that people can access easily during peak times. Good planning is they key for success here. Remember that parking should also be available for your restaurant. And in the end be aware that restaurants probably require more work then any other business and it can be really hard to make a good profit from it, but if you can do it its all worth it.