Is Potato Corner Food Truck or Lean Kitchen cheaper to open?

Potato Corner Food Truck costs $190,600–$400,000 and Lean Kitchen costs $151,450–$441,750 to open (FDD Item 7). Lean Kitchen has the lower entry cost.

Which is the better franchise, Potato Corner Food Truck or Lean Kitchen?

FranchiseVerdict grades Potato Corner Food Truck B and Lean Kitchen D, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Potato Corner Food Truck vs Lean Kitchen

Franchise Comparison 2026

Both Potato Corner Food Truck and Lean Kitchen are full-service restaurants franchises. Potato Corner Food Truck requires an investment of $191K – $400K while Lean Kitchen requires $151K – $442K. Lean Kitchen discloses average revenue of $556K; Potato Corner Food Truck makes no financial performance representation in its Item 19, which is voluntary under the FTC Franchise Rule. Note: Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system. FranchiseVerdict rates Potato Corner Food Truck B (Above average) and Lean Kitchen D (Below average).

Metric	Potato Corner Food Truck	Lean Kitchen
Verdict Grade	BAbove averageAbove average	DBelow averageBelow average
Investment Range	$191K – $400K	$151K – $442K
Franchise Fee	$30K	$40K
Royalty Rate	7.0%	6.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	N/ANo Item 19 representation	$556KOutlet subset
SBA Charge-Off Rate	N/A	Limited data
Total Units	N/A	32
Unit Growth (YoY)	N/A	-2 units
Year Began Franchising	2011	2018
FDD Year	2024	2024