Five Guys in Mechanicsville
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The total investment to open a Five Guys Burgers & Fries restaurant franchise is between $152,000 and $360,000, with liquid assets available of $150,000. The franchise fee is $25,000.
Seems low...thoughts...
MY family alone would eat enough from Five Guys in Charlotte Hall to make that franchise a whole lot of money !!!! The boys love it !
tes218
New Member
mAlice
professional daydreamer
They burn their burgers into dried out leather disks, IMO.
Who needs a burger? I can make a meal out of an order of their fries.
TPD
the poor dad
I think you may be wrong in the 'making a ton of money' assumption. I've only been to Five Guys once and was not impressed. It wasn't an experience that said I had to go back. With that being said, what do you get for your investment of almost $400,000? Is the franchise fee a one-time deal or is it an annual fee? What other fees will you pay to corporate? The reason you go with a franchise is for name recognition, advertising, and consistency/quality of product. Name recognition - well it's not BK or McDs. Advertising - can't say I've ever seen any of their advertising on TV, web, or newspaper. If I did, it wasn't something memorable. Consistency - I've only been once so can't speak to that, but it's only a hamburger and fries - shouldn't be too hard to keep it consistent, once you find a quality product. Startup costs of $150-$360k will probably not include the purchase or rent of a building.
So my summary on this initially is that a 'Five Guys' franchise anywhere is not going to make you a ton of money. You can probably open up a burger joint under your name in Charlotte Hall for half the cost and make just as much money. But the food business is a tough business, so look at a different industry. JMO
every burger I ever got was juicy and great
I really don't get the love for 5 guys, they don't seem that much different than all the other fast food "burger" joints.
I like meat, red beef meat. I like to see what I'm eating is beef, not some brownish gray chewy disk. I like the juice to run when I take a bite.
The Grill in Leonardtown.... has probably the best burgers around.
I know Red Robin but they make it difficult to just get a burger.
Ruby Tuesdays does good burgers.
But the Grill in L-town... oh my mouth is watering for a burger just thinking of that place.
Nupe2
Well-Known Member
As long as they put a Chik Fil A in Charlotte Hall, no one will get hurt.
And a movie theatre damn nit!!!!
somdfunguy
not impressed
Just copy them, call it One Guy's Burgers and be done with it. Serve good food, at a reasonable cost, and be polite you can succeed. Don't need a franchise fee for that.
Love 5 Guys though and they are currently the fastest growing restaurant chain.
Love 5 Guys though and they are currently the fastest growing restaurant chain.
And a movie theatre damn nit!!!!
You know...Chik Fil A would be a great fit in CH...