Genghis Grill
Bottom line
- Total investment $400K – $1.2M including a $30K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 58/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 14 loans (below the industry average).
- Emerging franchise — only 3 years of franchising with 49 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 Genghis Grill unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
13%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate Genghis Grill fast-casual Mongolian grill restaurants where customers build bowls from fresh ingredients at a central griddle station. Day-to-day operations include inventory management, food preparation, staff scheduling, customer service, and maintaining brand consistency across the build-your-own-bowl concept. Revenue depends on foot traffic, average ticket price, and operational efficiency in a competitive quick-service restaurant space.
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 · 11 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Shrinking franchise system with minimal transparency on unit-level economics and high capital requirements creates significant investment risk.
Score breakdown · what drove the 58 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 4.8% YoY (49 units) — shrinking system indicates weak unit economics or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure — cannot verify average unit volumes, profitability, or ROI claims
- 03MEDHigh investment range ($400K-$1.18M) with no disclosed average revenue creates opacity around payback period
- 04MINORRoyalty floor of $500/month ($6K annually) means even struggling units must pay fixed costs
- 05MINORCasual dining/fast-casual segment highly competitive with thin margins — model vulnerable to labor cost inflation
- 06MINORNo growth trajectory evident — declining unit count suggests brand struggles with franchisee recruitment or retention
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
25 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Genghis Grill · FDD (2023) PDF