Entrepreneur USA - January 2018

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Boomarang Diner Franchising

’50s-and-’60s themed restaurants

Shawnee, Okla.

2006/2006 MW,S NO 41/0 46/0 48/0 $109.8K-$508.1K/

$20K

3% NO NO NO

Buffalo’s Cafe

Buffalo-wings restaurants

Beverly Hills, Calif.

1985/1990 ALL C,I 19/2 20/2 19/1 $407.4K-$1M/

$50K

6% YES NO YES

The Captain’s Boil

Seafood boil restaurants

Markham, Ontario

2015/2016 NO C 0/0 2/2 20/2 $255.7K-$995.6K/

$30K

6% NO NO NO

CiCi’s Pizza

All-you-can-eat pizza buffets

Irving, Texas

1985/1987 ALL C,I** 407/36 403/41 380/50 $222.5K-$1M/

$7.5K-$30K

4-6% YES NO NO

DoubleDave’s Pizzaworks

Pizza and craft beer

Austin, Texas

1984/1995 MW,S,

SE,SW

NO 32/2 32/2 28/2 $322.5K-$499.5K/

$25K

5% YES NO NO

East Coast Wings + Grill

Buffalo wings and craft beer

Winston-Salem, N.C.

1995/2004 ALL C,I* * 32 /2 33/1 34/2 $660.6K-$1.1M/

$40K

5% YES NO YES

The Flying Biscuit Café

Southern food and breakfast

Atlanta

1993/2006 ALL NO 13/2 13/1 13/1 $442.5K-$737K/

$45K

5% YES NO NO

HuHot Mongolian Grills

Mongolian grill restaurants

Missoula, Mont.

1999/2002 ALL NO 48/8 47/11 49/12 $984K-$1.2M/

$40K

5% YES NO NO

Johnny Rockets

Burger restaurants

Lake Forest, Calif.

1986/1987 ALL* C,I* * 316/28 338/22 379/23 $605.5K-$1.1M/

$25K-$49K

5% YES NO NO

The Lost Cajun

Cajun restaurants

Frisco, Colo.

2010/2013 ALL NO 6/2 6/2 9/3 $207.6K-$614K/

$35K

6% NO NO NO

Lumberjacks Restaurant

Family restaurants

Redding, Calif.

2004/2011 S,SE,

SW,W

NO 4/5 4/5 5/5 $427.8K-$1.3M/

$35K

4% NO NO NO

Pepe’s Mexican Restaurants

Mexican restaurants

Chicago

1967/1967 MW NO 48/0 48/0 45/0 $207K-$652K/

$10K-$15K

4% NO NO NO

Quaker Steak & Lube

Chicken wings, burgers, salads, steaks

Westlake, Ohio

1974/1997 ALL NO 42/12 37/13 32/18 $473.5K-$4.1M/

$30K-$40K

5% NO NO NO

Russo’s New York Pizzeria

Pizza, pasta, soups, salads, sandwiches, desserts

Houston

1994/1998 A LL C,I* * 34/6 37/6 37/6 $ 451.4K-$1.4M /

$35.5K

6% YES NO YES

FOOD/QUICK-SERVICE RESTAURANTS

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L&L Hawaiian Barbecue

Asian-American food

Honolulu

1976/1991 ALL C 184/0 184/0 184/0 $133.7K-$527K/

$30K

4% YES NO NO

407

The Flame Broiler

Chicken, beef, and tofu rice bowls

Santa Ana, Calif.

1995/1999 ALL NO 176/1 182/0 190/0 $256.7K-$408.5K/

$25K

5% NO NO NO

490

Teriyaki Madness

Asian food

Denver

2003/2005 ALL C,I** 20/1 32/2 45/2 $270.7K-$651.4K/

$45K-$99K

6% YES NO NO

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Ginger Sushi Boutique

Sushi

Scottsdale, Ariz.

2000/2001 ALL* C,I 132/0 136/0 140/0 $270.8K-$381.2K/

$30K

6% YES NO YES

LemonShark Poke

Poke

Beverly Hills, Calif.

2016/2017 ALL C,I** 0/0 0/2 2/2 $232.9K-$473.7K/

$35K

3-6% YES NO YES

Pho Hoa

Vietnamese food

Sacramento, Calif.

1983/1992 ALL C,I 48/14 50/13 65/10 $158K-$295.9K/

$20K

$2K-$3.2K/MO. YES NO YES

Samurai Sam’s Teriyaki Grill

Japanese food

Scottsdale, Ariz.

1994/1995 ALL C,I 30/1 29/1 23/2 $106.3K-$432.1K /

$7.5K-$30K

6%+ YES NO NO

Sriracha House

Asian fusion food

Miami Beach, Fla.

2013/2017 ALL C,I 0/1 0/1 0/1 $222.3K-$402K/

$30K

5% YES NO NO

Sushi Runner

Sushi and Thai food

Miami Lakes, Fla.

2001/2017 ALL C,I 0/2 0/2 0/2 $268.4K-$362.9K/

$24.9K

3% YES NO NO

Thai Express

Thai food

Scottsdale, Ariz.

2004/2004 ALL C,I 271/0 286/0 302/0 $330.4K-$731.7K /

$30K

6% YES NO YES

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Franchising

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Regions

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Int’l?

2015

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Company-

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2016

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Company-

Owned

Royalty

Fee

Home-

Based/

Mobile

Opportunity

Kiosk/

Express

Unit

Available?

Financing

Available?

Startup Costs/

Franchise Fee