Shamshiri Restaurant

A camera system nobody looks at until something goes wrong is only doing half its job. Shamshiri Restaurant already runs an IP-based camera system at its Thornhill location, tied into a shared multi-branch monitoring setup that lets one screen show live footage and a branch identifier overlay from any connected location. What the restaurant did not have was a way to put that feed somewhere staff would actually see it during a shift, instead of buried in an app nobody opens until there is a problem.

RATA Security installed two separate wall-mounted displays inside the restaurant, each tied directly into the existing camera system. The work followed the same standard we use on every job:

• Low-profile tilting wall mounts, positioned for a clear sightline from the counter and prep area
• Cable runs routed inside the wall rather than surface-mounted, so no visible cord drops from the screen to a power bar
• A dedicated branch outlet added behind each mount specifically to power the display, rather than tapping an existing receptacle with an extension cord
• All wall penetrations patched and finished to match the surrounding paint before we left the site

The detail worth knowing

Most businesses treat their camera feed as something to check only after an incident. Putting the live view on a screen staff can see throughout the day changes that relationship entirely. At Shamshiri, the same display monitoring the entrance and parking area also carries the restaurant’s own promotions, so the feed reads as part of the room rather than a screen announcing that customers are being watched. That is the difference between a security camera system that sits in a closet and one that the business actually uses every day.

Outdoor Patio Audio & Video System Installation

A covered patio lives or dies on the details people notice without thinking about them. Shamshiri built a new outdoor patio at its Thornhill location with an exposed wood beam ceiling and linear LED accent lighting, exactly the kind of finished space where bolted-on hardware ruins the effect in seconds. RATA Security was brought in to add a large-format display and a matching speaker system without undoing any of that design work.

The job was less about running cable and more about protecting the architecture already in place:

• Two large-format screens placed around the patio, each running ambient scenic content for guests, currently rotating between a cozy cabin fireplace scene and an autumn forest view
• A dedicated media control station built into the cabinetry below one screen, where staff switch what plays on both displays without a ladder or a service call
• Ceiling speakers paired with the displays, housed to sit flush against the wood and black ceiling finish instead of reading as separate AV hardware
• All cabling run through surface conduit tucked into the corner where the ceiling meets the wall trim, so the run reads as part of the structure rather than an exposed wire
• Power and signal lines routed around the finished wood beams instead of through them

The detail worth knowing

The hardest part of this job was not the wiring, it was matching the install to a space someone had already designed carefully. Conduit painted to match the trim and a speaker housing that blends into the ceiling line is what separates a patio that looks finished from one that looks like security or AV equipment got bolted on afterward. The same principle holds for camera housings, NVR cabinets, or access control hardware in any space where the owner cares about how the room looks, not only whether the system works. Building a control station into the existing cabinetry mattered just as much, switching what plays on a slow Tuesday versus a busy Friday night is a few keystrokes for staff, not a ladder and a call to RATA.