Perko’s Café Grill
Bottom line
- Total investment $384K – $1.5M 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 CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100.
- 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 Perko’s Café Grill unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
12%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate casual dining café and grill locations serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner to local customers. Day-to-day responsibilities include staff management, food preparation oversight, inventory control, customer service, and compliance with operating procedures set by the franchisor.
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 · 16 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
Micro-franchise system with going concern issues, active labor litigation, zero financial transparency, and inadequate scale to support franchisees.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 6 units system-wide indicates minimal scale, limited support infrastructure, and high failure risk
- 02HIGHGoing Concern = False signals potential insolvency or serious financial distress at franchisor level
- 03HIGHActive litigation (Chavez vs. Heritage Restaurant Brands) alleging California labor code violations creates legal liability and regulatory exposure
- 04MEDNo disclosed average revenue or net income (missing Item 19) prevents realistic ROI analysis and suggests poor unit economics
- 05MINORWide investment range ($383.7K–$1.52M) with no transparency on what drives 300%+ variance
- 06MINOR6% royalty on gross revenue (not net) is aggressive for a micro-franchise with minimal brand recognition
- 07MINOROnly 6 units makes territorial protection meaningless and raises sustainability questions
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
17 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Perko’s Café Grill · FDD (2026) PDF