Cheesy Street Grill
Formerly known as CSG (Commercial Service Group)
Bottom line
- Total investment $217K – $426K including a $35K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Cheesy Street Grill unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
34%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate quick-service grill restaurants serving cheese-focused menu items, handling daily food preparation, customer service, inventory management, and point-of-sale operations. Day-to-day responsibilities include staff scheduling, food cost management, local marketing execution, and maintaining brand standards across the limited territory.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
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 phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Early-stage micro-franchise with undisclosed financials, questionable corporate viability, and unproven unit economics presents elevated risk despite protected territory.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 4 units in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal scale and unproven business model
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure (Avg Revenue & Net Income not disclosed) prevents accurate ROI assessment
- 03HIGHGoing Concern flag is FALSE — suggests potential financial instability at corporate level
- 04MEDHigh initial investment range ($217k-$426k) with no disclosed average unit volumes creates uncertainty on payback period
- 05MINOR6% royalty on gross sales (rather than net) compounds profitability pressure in thin-margin QSR segment
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
4 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Cheesy Street Grill · FDD (2025) PDF