Cost Comparisons

BBQ, Steaks & Ribs Restaurant Franchise Opportunities

Below is a quick comparison of against other BBQ, Steaks & Ribs Restaurant franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.

Franchise Franchise Fee Royalty Advertising Fee Development Costs
Bad Bob's BBQ $20,000 6% $75,000-$250,000
Bandana's Bar-B-Q $40,000 5% $418,000-$1,100,000
Bar-B-Cutie $35,000 5% 2% $266,986-$2,080,491
BD's Mongolian Barbeque $45,000 5% $881,000-$2,276,500
Bennett's Bar-B-Que $35,000 3.5% $1,200,000-$2,000,000
Billy Sims BBQ $30,000 6% $174,200-$446,100
Bobby Rubino's Place For Ribs $25,000-$50,000 4% $200,000-$645,200
Branding Iron BBQ N/A $198,000-$3,035,000
Casey's $60,000 5% 4% $500,000-$1,600,000
Colter's Bar-B-Q $30,000 4% 1% $995,000
Colton's N/A $1,160,500-$2,490,000
Conway's BBQ Franchise $30,000 6% $75,000-$145,000
Coyote Canyon $20,000 $419,000-$3,128,000
Crabby Joes $35,000 5% 2% $700,000-$850,000
Damon's $50,000 4% $1,200,000-$3,200,000
Dickey's Barbecue Pit Restaurants $20,000 5% 4% $71,993-$323,789
Dreamland BBQ $45,000 5% .25% $750,000-And Up
Famous Dave's $45,000 5% 1%Nat'l + 1.5% local $481,750-$4,495,750
Hickory River Smokehouse $18,000 4% $400,000-$800,000
Hillbilly Heaven $25,000 $75,000-$125,000
Houston Restaurants $50,000 $1,350,000
Johnny's Italian Steakhouse $75,000 5% $1,285,000-$4,010,000
Keg Restaurants $50,000 5% 2.5% $2,000,000-$3,250,000
Little Dooey Barbeque & Blues, The $35,000 5% $928,000-$1,600,000
Madisons New York Grill & Bar $30,000-$40,000 6% $175,000-$500,000
McFarland's Barbecue & Brew $35,000 5% $370,577-$577,339
McGhin's N/A $300,000-$1,300,000
Mighty Quinn's Barbeque $45,000 5% 1% $494,317-$896,334
Mister Bar-B-Que $15,000 6% $159,900-$163,600
Montana Mike's Steakhouse $20,000 $439,000-$2,700,000
Mr. Mike's Steakhouse & Bar $50,000 $600,000-$1,200,000
Off The Grill $25,000 4% $350,000
Old Carolina Barbecue Co. $25,000-$30,000 5% 0.5% $309,800-$687,000
Outback Steakhouse $35,000 3.5% $2,489,700-$6,065,000
Ponderosa Steakhouse $40,000 $1,200,000-$2,300,000
R. J. Boar's Barbeque $35,000 4% $378,000-$910,000
Rib City Grill $35,000 4% 1% marketing $354,500-$825,500
Rib Crib Barbecue $35,000 4% $400,000-$1,300,000
Rockwell's Bar & Grill $50,000 $850,000
Ruth's Chris Steak House $150,000 5% 2% $2,539,500-$5,923,500
Sawmill, The $50,000 $1,000,000
Shane's Rib Shack $30,000 5% $363,000-$558,000
Shula's 2 Steak and Sports $150,000-$175,000 8% Not less than $30000 $1,126,600-$3,037,500
Shula's 347 Grill $150,000-$175,000 10% Not less than $30,000 $1,126,600-$3,037,500
Shula's on the Beach $150,000-$175,000 10% Not less than $30,000 $1,126,600-$3,037,500
Shula's Steak House $150,000-$175,000 12% Not less than $30,000 $1,126,600-$3,037,500
Sizzler USA $35,000 $933,000-$3,057,000
St. Louis Bar and Grill $45,000 6% 1% $200,000-$850,000
Steak & Stuff $15,000 3% $95,000-$115,000
Steak Escape $35,000 6% 0.5% $224,000-$665,000
Steak Escape, The $25,000 6% $190,200-$1,300,000
Steak-Out $30,000 5% $271,000-$453,000
Steaks To Go $24,500 $250/wk. or 3% $110,000-$150,000
Texas Roadhouse $40,000 $2,093,500-$4,963,500
This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood $25,000-$35,000 5% 1% $413,754-$840,205
Tony Roma's $30,000 4% of net sales 1/2% of net sales for Domestic & 1/4% of net sales for International $2,182,500-$3,580,000
Urban Bar-B-Que $30,000 6% 1% $182,650-$365,150
Virginia Barbeque $15,000 6% $81,500-$221,500
Voo Doo BBQ & Grill $35,000 5% 2% $340,500-$625,000
Western Sizzlin $30,000 3% $811,000-$2,300,000
Woody's Bar-B-Q $39,500 5% $150,000-$600,000

Chicken/Wings Franchise Opportunities

Below is a quick comparison of against other Chicken/Wings franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.

Franchise Franchise Fee Royalty Advertising Fee Development Costs
AllStar Wings & Ribs $45,000 $772,500-$1,093,286
Atomic Wings $35,000-$160,500 5% $170,400-$404,855
bb.q Chicken $35,000 $251,500-$809,875
Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits $25,000 4% 1% $1,519,600-$2,512,500
Bonchon $40,000 3.75%- 4.75% $503,879-$1,099,004
Boneheads $25,000 5% 2% $387,000-$668,000
Brewster's Chicken $8,500 $850/mo. $125/mo. $99,000-$2,400,000
Brown's Chicken & Pasta $25,000 $155,000-$2,699,000
Buffalo Philly's $18,000 4% $215,200-$376,100
Buffalo Wild Wings $25,000 5% 3.25% $2,695,100-$4,244,300
Buffalo Wings & Rings $40,000 5% 2%-4% $1,280,000-$2,412,000
Buffalo's Southwest Cafe $50,000 6% 2% $491,500-$1,464,000
Carl's Jr $25,000-$35,000 4% 6% $1,603,000-$2,168,000
Charo Chicken $25,000 $518,350-$632,600
Chester's $3,500 $12,385-$277,313
Chick 'n' Chick $30,000-$50,000 $450,000-$550,000
Chick'nCone $30,000 $102,725-$255,200
Chick-fil-A $10,000 $582,360-$2,025,400
Chicken Delight $20,000 5% 4% $428,900-$603,100
Chicken Dijon $25,000 $172,000-$329,000
Chicken Guy! $20,000 $509,000-$978,500
Chicken Kitchen $30,000 5% 2%local+1%Nat'l $300,000-$500,000
Chickery (Canada), The $30,000 $235,500-$510,500
Chickery, The $30,000 6% 2% $250,000-$512,500
CHOOKS $52,500 4% 4% + 1% local $300,615
Church's Chicken $15,000 5% 5% $348,300-$1,826,300
Cluck-u Chicken $25,000 $125,000-$225,000
Commercial Capital Training Group N/A 4% local $25,000-$100,000
Cowboy Chicken $15,000 $511,996-$844,907
Culver $55,000 4% 2.5% $2,349,000-$5,356,000
Dave's Hot Chicken N/A $419,800-$2,386,500
Dick's Wings $35,000 $229,500-$772,500
Dixie Lee $30,000 6% $160,000-$369,000
East Coast Wings $40,000 5% 2% $661,375-$1,098,570
El Pollo Loco $40,000 2%-3%-4% $900,000-$1,755,000
Ezell's Chicken $20,000 5% $400,000-$600,000
Flame Broiler Restaurant, The $35,000 5% 3% $380,116-$609,763
Flamer's Grill $30,000 5% 2% $171,500-$345,500
Fried Chicken Master $220,000 $399,000-$513,000
Golden Chick $30,000 4% 1% $440,950-$1,348,500
Ground Pat'i Grille & Bar, The $22,000-$35,000 4% $359,800-$1,600,000
Gus's Fried Chicken $75,000 $409,300-$1,037,300
Hartz Chicken $20,000 $288,000-$993,600
Houston Restaurants $50,000 $1,350,000
Hurricane Grill & Wings $50,000 6% 4% $491,500-$1,464,000
KFC US LLC $45,000 4-5% 5% $1,008,550-$2,771,500
Mary Brown's $25,000 5% 4% $500,000-$600,000
MD Plucker's Wing Factory $18,000 $70,000-$225,000
Mo-joe's $20,000-$25,000 $125,000-$350,000
Naked Chicken $25,000 5% 2% $233,500-$624,000
Nando's Chickenland (West) Ltd $35,000 6% 3% $550,000-$650,000
Native Grill & Wings $35,000 6% 1% $989,500-$2,612,000
Otter's Chicken Tenders $30,000 5% $291,500-$429,000
Pappas Roasters $25,000 $230,000-$295,000
Pluckers Wing Bar $18,000 $70,000-$225,000
Pollo Campero $40,000 5% 5% $887,250-$2,126,500
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen $50,000 5% 4% $383,500-$2,620,800
Port of Peri Peri, The N/A $121,400-$461,000
Pudgie's Famous Chicken $30,000 5% $197,000-$379,000
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers $0-$45,000 $768,100-$1,937,500
Ranch One $30,000 6% 4% $170,400-$461,000
Red Rooster $50,000 $370,000-$900,000
Rex's Chicken $25,000 6% $196,000-$593,000
Scores Restaurants $45,000 6% 2% $537,000-$737,000
Slim Chickens $15,000 5% 1.5% $841,900-$1,739,000
Sonoma Chicken Coop N/A $709,000-$1,919,000
St. Louis Bar and Grill $45,000 6% 1% $200,000-$850,000
Steaks To Go $24,500 $250/wk. or 3% $110,000-$150,000
Wild Wing Cafe $50,000 4% 3.5% $1,054,242-$2,238,925
Wild Wings n Things N/A $85,000-$125,000
Williams Fried Chicken $12,000-$25,000 $290,000-And Up
Wing Machine $20,000 $102,000-$204,000
Wing Nutz $30,000 $195,000-$380,000
Wing Zone $30,000-$40,000 5% 2% $342,800-$566,000
WingHouse $50,000-$135,000 $928,000-$1,926,000
WINGMAN WINGS $25,000-$83,750 4% 1% $250,000
Wings Etc. $39,500 5% 1% $351,200-$1,669,369
Wings Over... $20,000 4% $207,875-$493,875
Wingstop $30,000 6% 4% $376,300-$724,200
WingsUp! $35,000 $220,000-$280,000
WOW Cafe & Wingery $15,000-$35,000 3%-8% t0 2% $234,400-$757,000
Yaya's Flame Broiled Chicken $15,000 4% 3% $338,000-$460,000

Full Service Restaurant Franchise Opportunities

Below is a quick comparison of against other Full Service Restaurant franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.

Franchise Franchise Fee Royalty Advertising Fee Development Costs
5 & Diner $35,000 5% $250,000-$750,000
abc Country Restaurants $50,000 4% 2% $250,000-$700,000
Albert's Family Restaurant $25,000 $280,000-$400,000
Another Broken Egg Cafe $50,000 5% 1% $505,500-$1,175,500
Applebee's $35,000 4% initially, 5% possible after not less than 4% $2,009,038-$8,267,250
Applejack's $25,000 4% 2% $250,000-$275,000
Arthur Treacher's $30,000 5% $145,000-$268,000
Au Vieux Duluth Express $30,000-$40,000 $175,000-$500,000
Bar Louie $50,000 5% 2% local, 1%Nat'l $923,500-$3,707,333
Baton Rouge Restaurant $60,000 5% 2% $1,600,000-$1,800,000
Ben & Florentine Restaurants $35,000 6% $619,650-$817,800
Bennigan's Grill & Tavern $35,000 4% 1% $1,027,075-$3,588,244
Best of Mediterranean $20,000 4% $126,300-$574,700
Big Boy Restaurants $40,000 4% 1% local +2% Nat'l $861,800-$3,568,000
Black Bear Diners $55,000 4.5% 1% $1,133,800-$2,114,200
Black Rock Bar & Grill $50,000 4% 1% $1,519,940-$2,957,625
Bombshells Restaurant $50,000 5.5% $1,731,000-$3,086,000
Boscos N/A $827,000-$994,000
Browns Socialhouse $50,000 6% $2,000,000-$2,500,000
Casey's $60,000 5% 4% $500,000-$1,600,000
Chocolate Bar N/A $250,000-$500,000
Cool Hand Luke's $50,000 $373,000-$1,817,500
Cool-de-Sac $75,000 6% $858,700-$1,988,667
Cosi Inc $40,000 5% 2% $762,600-$899,800
Country Kitchen $40,000 4% 3% local + 1% Int'l $425,000-$1,685,000
Denny's $10,000-$30,000 4.5%-7% 3%-3.5% $305,000-$2,404,695
Dunn's Famous $20,000-$50,000 5% 2%Nat'l+1% Local $150,000-$800,000
Eggspectation $50,000 5% 2% Nat'l 1% local $650,000-$1,500,000
Einstein Bros. Bagels $35,000 5% 5% $138,550-$935,850
Elmer's $40,000 4% 1% $712,000-$3,209,500
Fresh To Order $30,000 $489,500-$646,500
Friendly Banners $30,000 4% 2% $450,000
Friendly's Restaurants $30,000-$35,000 4% 3.5% $498,500-$1,950,000
Gandolfo's New York Delicatessen $25,000 6% 2% local +1% Nat'l $302,450-$558,950
George Webb Restaurants $250,000 $402,000-$850,000
Giorgio Restaurants $25,000-$50,000 4.5%-7% $175,000-$500,000
Golden Corral $50,000 4% 2.4% $2,700,795-$7,037,915
Golden Griddle $25,000 5% $100,000-$450,000
Great Steak $30,000 6% $155,900-$520,300
Hard Rock Cafe $350,000-$750,000 $2,995,000-$4,910,000
Hard Times Cafe $30,000 $449,000-$1,000,000
Hooters $75,000 5% 2.5% $956,500-$4,275,000
Houlihan's $40,000 4% $1,600,000-$4,300,000
House of Jazz $75,000 5% 2% $750,000-$1,200,000
Humpty's $30,000 5% 2% $495,000-$695,000
I Dream of Falafel $25,000 5% 3% $337,811-$470,302
IHOP $40,000-$50,000 4.5% 3.5% $414,866-$3,374,043
IL FORNELLO $35,000 4% 1% $100,000-$700,000
Indigo Joe's $30,000 5% 1.5% $1,200,000-$1,300,000
Kayson's Grille $25,000 5% 1% $489,700-$618,000
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants $75,000 5% $49,789,087-$70,127,050
L and L Franchise $30,000 3%-4% 1%-2% $133,700-$535,000
La Madeleine $40,000 5% 2.5% $1,249,362-$3,088,747
La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill $25,000-$50,000 5% 3% $189,550-$992,590
Manhattan Bagel $25,000 5% 5% $481,000-$705,000
Manny's Grill $25,000 5% $171,235-$516,652
Max & Erma's $40,000 4% $622,500-$3,100,000
McAlister's Deli $15,000-$35,000 5% 3% $398,000-$2,094,200
Miami Grill $30,000 6% 3% $175,000-And Up
Naples Tomato $30,000 5% 5% $1,353,000-$1,892,500
Original Joe's $39,000 5% 2% $950,000
Palapas Restaurants $30,000 5% $750,000-$2,000,000
Pantry, The $40,000 $450,000-$600,000
Perkins $40,000 4% $1,557,975-$2,742,975
Perko's Cafe Grill $35,000 4% $292,500-$1,357,000
Quaker Steak & Lube $40,000 5% 3% $1,800,000-$3,700,000
Red Hot & Blue $45,000 5% $380,700-$1,000,000
Rhapsody's $42,500-$56,000 6% 1 - 3% $565,000-And Up
Ricky's $45,000 4.5% 3% $800,000-$950,000
Ricky's All Day Grill $45,000 5% 3% $300,000-And Up
Roy Rogers $30,000 5% 3% $767,250-$1,580,950
Ruby Tuesday $35,000 4% of gross sales 1.5% of gross sales $1,559,650-$3,877,400
Salsarita's Fresh Cantina $30,000 5% 1% Nat'l 1.5% Local $283,150-$563,900
Sam & Louie's N Y Pizza $25,000 5% $331,500-$474,700
Sammy J Peppers $50,000 $750,000-$1,500,000
Seacrets $45,000 6% and 10% from hotel 1% local $1,639,333-$3,061,667
Shingle Inn Cafes N/A $250,001-$450,000
Shoney's Restaurants $25,000-$35,000 2.5-3.5% $568,000-$2,800,000
Smitty's Restaurants $35,000 $400,000-$600,000
Soul De Cuba Cafe $65,000 6% $160,350-$487,000
Soul Fixins' Restaurant $30,000 5% $274,000-$524,000
South Philly Steak & Fries $25,000 $292,500-$464,500
Symposium Cafe $40,000 4% 1% $625,000-$675,000
T.G.I. Friday's N/A $1,000,000-$3,000,000
Taste Of Mediterranean $12,000-$20,000 $1,000. a month, Flat Fee. 2% $99,000-And Up
Tin Star Restaurant $20,000-$35,000 4% $500,000
Twin Peaks $50,000 5% 3% $1,309,800-$2,365,900
Uccello's Ristorante, Pizzeria & Sports Lounge $50,000 5% 5% $1,332,100-$1,958,333
uWink $50,000 4% + 2% Technology Fee 1% $1,645,000-$3,472,000
Village Inn Restaurants $40,000 4% 1%local +0.5%Nat'l $963,000-$2,570,000
Western Sizzlin $30,000 3% $811,000-$2,300,000
White Hen Pantry $30,000 Varies $52,400-$225,200
White Spot Restaurants $75,000 $900,000-And Up
Wimpys Diner $30,000 4% 2% $250,000-$500,000
Winger's Grill & Bar $35,000 4% $150,000-$550,000
Zaxby's $35,000 6% 2.87%-5% $343,200-$695,200