Balance Pan-Asian Grille Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Balance Pan-Asian Grille is a fast-casual franchise serving pan-Asian bowls, tacos, salads, and bubble tea. Franchisees run the restaurants, managing food prep, staffing, and counter service.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Balance Pan-Asian Grille franchise requires a total initial investment of $768K – $1.2M, including a $35K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. The 2024 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2024 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $768K – $1.2M
- 89th pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Company-owned only
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 46th pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 5
- 24th pct Service Resta…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Quick-Service Restaurants · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Quick-Service Restaurants avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $768K – $1.2M including a $35K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 covers four AFFILIATE-owned restaurants (printed p.56): 'We did not yet have and could not therefore report on franchised Restaurants for those periods.' The single franchised location open a full year is excluded by the franchisor as 'a non-traditional location within a food-hall'.
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 54/100 (higher is better).
- DATAItem 19 reports affiliate units gross sales and ebitdar rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Balance Franchise Group LLC
- Ultimate parent
- Balance Syndicated LLC
- CEO title
- Founder and Chief Executive Officer
- Prakash Karamchandani
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- OH
- HQ
- 215 North Summit Street, Toledo, Ohio 43604
- Auditor
- CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $108K
- vs $86K prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Prakash Karamchandani
- Headquarters
- OH
- Founded
- 2021
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 2
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 52% above the typical quick-service restaurants franchise.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown18 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $35K | $35K | |
| Development Services Fee | $5K | $5K | |
| Lease | $29K | $55K | |
| Utility Deposit | $0 | $5K | |
| Architect Fees | $10K | $15K | |
| Construction Costs | $330K | $540K | |
| Expenses for Initial Training | $15K | $25K | |
| Specialists HQ Training Wages | $10K | $13K | |
| Pre-Opening Training Wages | $10K | $10K | |
| Business Licenses and Permits | $2K | $4K | |
| Business Insurance | $7K | $14K | |
| Initial Inventory | $15K | $30K | |
| Computer Hardware & Software | $15K | $34K | |
| Furniture, Fixtures, & Equipment | $193K | $282K | |
| Signage | $16K | $32K | |
| Grand Opening Marketing Program | $25K | $25K | |
| Professional Fees | $3K | $6K | |
| Additional Funds (6 months) | $50K | $100K | |
| Total initial investment | $768K | $1.2M |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $768K – $1.2M
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $50K – $100K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $35K – $35K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 3.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 8.4 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 3.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $350 |
| Training fee | $15K |
| Transfer fee | $15K |
| Renewal fee | $10K |
| Inventory (initial) | $15K – $30K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
FDD-reported earnings vs. model
The FDD reports $217K as Adjusted EBITDAR $216,647 14%.
Balance Pan-Asian Grille did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Balance Pan-Asian Grille unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
9%
Below the 30–60% attractive-franchise band
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2024 FDD
Financial Performance
Item 19 covers four AFFILIATE-owned restaurants (printed p.56): 'We did not yet have and could not therefore report on franchised Restaurants for those periods.' The single franchised location open a full year is excluded by the franchisor as 'a non-traditional location within a food-hall'.
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
- Item 19 type
- affiliate units gross sales and ebitdar
- Sample size
- 4
- vs category median 20 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $527K→$2.8M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2024
- The FDD edition these figures were read from
- Transparency
- 6 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 782 Quick-Service Restaurants brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 9.0% (near the Quick-Service Restaurants average).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports affiliate units gross sales and ebitdar rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Operator retention
Net unit growth of +100.0% over 3 years (0 opened, 0 closed).
Multi-unit rate
Only 1% of franchisees own multiple units. Could indicate challenging economics or a young system where operators haven't had time to expand.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Quick-Service Restaurants averages
How Balance Pan-Asian Grille Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 5
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 4
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 20%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 1.0%
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +100.0%
- Net unit change over 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 1
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 1
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Continuity rate
- 100.0%
- Units that stayed open
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 3 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator. Not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Micro-franchise system with high capital requirements, unproven growth model, and limited financial transparency presents meaningful risk despite absence of litigation.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed (FDD Item 3).
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 54 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDOnly 5 units operating with unknown growth trajectory suggests limited system maturity and scale
- 02MINORHigh investment range ($768K-$1.2M) against modest average net income ($216K) yields ROI of only 18-28% annually with extended payback period
- 03MINORExtremely small franchise system creates survivability concerns and limits corporate support infrastructure
- 04MEDNo disclosed Item 19 financial performance data prevents independent verification of averages claimed
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 9.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 3 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | Toledo, Ohio |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | OH |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed (FDD Item 3).
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 44 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 120 hrs
- Training location
- HQ (Toledo, Ohio) for Phase 1; franchisee location for Phase 2
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 9 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Revel
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Revel
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
7 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Balance Pan-Asian Grille · FDD (2024) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Balance Pan-Asian Grille franchise?
The total investment to open a Balance Pan-Asian Grille franchise ranges from $768K – $1.2M, with an initial franchise fee of $35K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Balance Pan-Asian Grille franchise owners earn?
Balance Pan-Asian Grille does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the Balance Pan-Asian Grille FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Balance Pan-Asian Grille FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Balance Pan-Asian Grille's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Balance Pan-Asian Grille (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Balance Pan-Asian Grille franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Balance Pan-Asian Grille has 5 total units in the United States, including 1 franchised units and 4 company-owned units.
Is Balance Pan-Asian Grille a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Balance Pan-Asian Grille as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 54 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.