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THE FRANCHISE Year Began/ Available Seeking 2017 2018 2019 Startup Costs/ Royalty Financing Home- Kiosk/
Franchising U.S. Int’l? Number of Number of Number of Franchise Fee Fee Available? Based/ Express
Since Regions Franchises/ Franchises/ Franchises/ Mobile Unit
Company- Company- Company- Opportunity Available?
Owned Owned Owned

Ponderosa Steakhouse 1965/1965 ALL C,I 94/1 86/0 83/0 $657.2K-$1.2M/$50K 5% YES NO NO
Family steakhouses and buffets
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Tony Roma’s 1972/1979 ALL C,I** 113/4 133/2 131/2 $2.1M-$3.5M/$40K 4% NO NO NO
Ribs, steak, seafood
Orlando, Fla.

MISCELLANEOUS FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANTS
RANK 240 Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ Restaurant 1996/1997 ALL C,I 702/20 706/21 751/26 $1.2M-$2.5M/$50K 4-5% NO NO NO
Japanese barbecue restaurants
Torrance, Calif.
The Melting Pot Restaurants 1975/1984 ALL C,I** 119/3 114/3 105/3 $1.4M-$1.8M/ 5% YES NO NO
360 Fondue restaurants $20K-$45K
Tampa, Fla.
Black Bear Diner 1995/2002 ALL NO 64/33 74/42 83/48 $1.1M-$2.1M/$55K 4.5% NO NO NO
468 Family restaurants
Redding, Calif.
NOT RANKED
Boomarang Diner Franchising 2006/2006 ALL NO 28/21 28/23 30/25 $129.7K-$893.2K/ 3% NO NO NO
’50s-and-’60s-themed restaurants TO $25K
Shawnee, Okla.
Buffalo’s Cafe 1985/1990 ALL C,I 19/1 18/1 18/0 $407.4K-$1M/$50K 5% YES NO YES
Buffalo wings
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Captain’s House Franchise 2015/2019 MW NO 0/0 0/1 0/1 $185.5K-$400.9K/$40K 5% YES NO NO
Seafood restaurants
Gary, Ind.
The Counter 2003/2005 ALL C,I** 37/3 36/3 33/3 $746K-$2.3M/$35K 6% YES NO NO
Build-your-own-burger restaurants
Scottsdale, Ariz.
DoubleDave’s Pizzaworks 1984/1995 S,SE, NO 28/2 32/3 32/4 $132.5K-$565.5K/ 5% YES NO YES
Pizza, sandwiches, wings, salads, craft beer SW* $15K-$25K
Austin, Texas
East Coast Wings + Grill 1995/2004 ALL C,I** 34/2 34/2 34/2 $434.6K-$927.9K/$40K 5% YES NO NO
Buffalo wings and craft beer
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Eggs Up Grill 1986/2005 ALL NO 24/0 26/0 34/1 $462.3K-$653.7K/$39K 5% YES NO NO
Breakfast, brunch, and lunch restaurants
Spartanburg, S.C.
Elmer’s Breakfast Lunch 1960/1982 ALL NO 18/10 18/11 18/11 $712K-$3.2M/$40K 4% NO NO NO
Dinner/Egg N’ Joe
Family restaurants
Portland, Ore.
The Flying Biscuit Café 1993/2006 ALL NO 13/1 16/1 18/0 $442.5K-$737K/$45K 5% YES NO NO
Southern food and breakfast
Atlanta
Grumpy’s Restaurant 2001/2019 ALL NO 0/1 0/1 0/1 $375.9K-$675.9K/ 4-5% YES NO NO
Breakfast, lunch, and brunch restaurants $34.9K
Orange Park, Fla.
Huddle House 1964/1966 MW,SE NO 325/30 315/36 301/43 $511.9K-$1.3M/$35K 4.75% YES NO NO
Family restaurants
Atlanta
HuHot Mongolian Grills 1999/2002 ALL NO 49/12 46/21 42/22 $984K-$1.2M/$40K 5% YES NO NO
Mongolian grill restaurants
Missoula, Mont.
Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries 1991/1993 SE NO 117/17 121/17 116/20 $153.9K-$249.9K/$25K 5% YES NO NO
’50s-style diners
Mount Olive, N.C.
John The Baker 1996/2017 ALL C,I 0/1 0/1 0/1 $185.95K-$428.9K/ 5% YES NO NO
Italian restaurants $24.9K
Cooper City, Fla.
Keo Asian Cuisine 2007/2017 MW,SW NO 0/2 0/2 0/2 $221K-$425K/$25K 5% YES NO NO
Asian restaurants
Tulsa, Okla.
The Lost Cajun 2010/2013 SE,W NO 10/2 17/2 22/2 $250.2K-$667.5K/$40K 6% YES NO NO
Cajun restaurants
Covington, La.
Lumberjacks Restaurant 2004/2011 ALL* NO 5/5 7/3 6/3 $432.8K-$1.3M/$40K 4% NO NO NO
Family restaurants
Redding, Calif.
Russo’s New York Pizzeria 1994/1998 ALL C,I** 37/6 39/7 37/5 $451.4K-$1.5M/$39.5K 6% YES NO YES
Pizza, pasta, soups, salads,
sandwiches, desserts
Houston
Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar 2007/2014 MW,NE, NO 8/2 10/2 13/2 $234.2K-$541.4K/ 3-5% YES NO NO
Oyster bar/seafood restaurants S,SE $37.5K
Wilmington, N.C.
The Vine Wine Bar 2010/2016 ALL NO 0/1 0/1 1/1 $222.3K-$665.6K/$30K 6% NO NO NO
Wine bars
Merrick, N.Y.

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