FranchiseVerdict
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Shabu All Day

Formerly known as Myeongryun Jinsa Galbi

Food & Beverage - Full ServiceFranchising since 2025
Investment
$455K – $703K
60th pct Full Service
Avg revenue
57th pct Full Service
Royalty
5.0%
15th pct Full Service
Units
0
0th pct Full Service
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $455K – $703K including a $150K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated AVOID with a risk score of 80/100.
  • 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

Legal entity
Myeong Ryun America, Inc.
Parent company
Myeong Ryun Dang Co., Ltd.
Incorporated in
California
HQ
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 460, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Auditor
Dow & Sohn CPAs
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$0
Most recent fiscal year

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 SHABU ALL DAY unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $455K–$703K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $55K–$75K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

19%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$120K
EBITDA margin
16.0%
Total invested
$644K
Payback
64 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

SHABU ALL DAY franchisees operate Japanese hot pot restaurants where customers cook thinly-sliced meat, seafood, and vegetables in communal simmering broths at tableside. Day-to-day operations include managing prep of fresh ingredients, staffing service teams trained in hot pot dining protocols, managing inventory turnover on perishables, and ensuring table-side safety and equipment functionality.

CEO
Sung Ugk Jung
Founded
2024
FDD year
2025
States available
0

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$455K – $703K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$55K – $75K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$150K
Royalty
5.0%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
7.0%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
0
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
2023
0±0
Franchised units
2024
0
Franchised units
2025
0
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 5 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).

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Registered · 5 states
Not registered

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

80
Risk · 0-100
AVOID80 / 100

SHABU ALL DAY presents extreme risk due to going concern status, zero operating units, missing financial disclosures, and unprotected territory—avoid until franchisor demonstrates system stability and franchisee profitability.

Score breakdown · what drove the 80 / 100 rating

  1. 01HIGHGoing concern warning indicates financial instability or operational distress at franchisor level
  2. 02MEDZero disclosed operating units suggests new/failed concept with no proven business model or franchisee success data
  3. 03MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosure (missing Item 19) prevents ROI validation and earnings verification
  4. 04MINORHigh initial investment ($455k-$702.5k) with no financial performance benchmarks creates unjustifiable risk
  5. 05MINORUnprotected territory eliminates competitive moat and allows franchisor to saturate market with nearby units
  6. 06MEDNo disclosed unit growth or system size raises questions about franchisee demand and brand viability
  7. 07MINOR5-year term is relatively short, limiting franchisee ability to recoup investment and build equity

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Radius
Protected territory
No
Initial term
5 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
California

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
33 hrs
On-the-job training
54 hrs

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

5 numbers

Locked
(212) 416-••••
NY
(317) 232-••••
IN
(213) 487-••••
CA

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

SHABU ALL DAY · FDD (2025) PDF

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