Here is the top 26 Best Fast Casual Franchises you can start in USA:
1. Dunkin' Donuts
- Investments $228,620
- Year Brand Started – 1950
- Year Franchising Started – 1955
- Offices – 12538
Franchise details: Dunkin' Donuts
Official site
Dunkin’ Donuts Franchising LLC is the franchisor for restaurants that sell donuts, muffins, bagels, sandwiches, coffee, compatible bakery products, and other food and beverages that suits the franchisor’s concept.
2. Buffalo Wild Wings
- Investments $1,997,700
- Franchise fee $40,000
- Year Brand Started – 1982
- Year Franchising Started – 1991
- Offices – 1255
Franchise details: Buffalo Wild Wings
Official site
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc., founded in 1982 and headquartered in Minneapolis, is a growing owner, operator and franchisor of Buffalo Wild Wings® restaurants featuring a variety of boldly-flavored, made-to-order menu items including its namesake Buffalo, New York-style chicken wings.
3. Qdoba Mexican Eats
- Investments $871,000
- Franchise fee $30,000
- Year Brand Started – 1955
- Year Franchising Started – 1997
- Offices – 729
Franchise details: Qdoba Mexican Eats
Official site
From the flavor of our restaurant's bold and distinctive decor, to the employees that make us who we are, right down to the food itself. We believe in flavor without compromise, the ability to add guac and queso, at no extra charge*. Our promise is an experience that delivers on new creations, old classics, and the ability to create your own masterpiece. We encourage guests to explore different flavor combinations - try something new, change up the sauce - and if you're not satisfied, just let us know and we'll make it right; guaranteed.
4. Captain D's
- Investments $781,000
- Year Brand Started – 1969
- Offices – 500
Franchise details: Captain D's
Official site
Captain D’s is one of the most popular, best-selling seafood franchises in the country. There are numerous reasons for this: exceptional, quality food that customers crave, clean, well-appointed restaurants and a staff committed to a superior customer experience.
5. Dog Haus Int'l.
- Investments $423,448
- Franchise fee $35,000
- Year Brand Started – 2010
- Year Franchising Started – 2013
- Offices – 400
Franchise details: Dog Haus Int'l.
Official site
Dog Haus has garnered critical acclaim and national attention for its signature all beef Haus Dogs and handcrafted proprietary Haus Sausages, as well as its 100% genetically tested, humanely raised Black Angus beef which carries no hormones or antibiotics. All Dog Haus dogs, sausages and burgers are served on grilled King’s Hawaiian rolls. Restaurants are open for lunch and dinner daily and guests can choose from signature, one-of-kind Haus creations or customize their own from a wide array of unique toppings.
6. Penn Station East Coast Subs
- Investments $290,984
- Franchise fee $25,000
- Year Brand Started – 1985
- Year Franchising Started – 1987
- Offices – 315
Franchise details: Penn Station East Coast Subs
Official site
We pride ourselves in developing the best concept for our consumers and our franchisees. Unlike other concepts we run ONE company unit. Our focus is solely on you and growing your business.
7. Bonchon Chicken
- Investments $397,600
- Franchise fee $40,000
- Year Brand Started – 2002
- Year Franchising Started – 2002
- Offices – 297
Franchise details: Bonchon Chicken
Official site
Bonchon’s amazing experiences make for unforgettable moments. Every handcrafted piece of Bonchon chicken starts with your experience. Each bite makes you want to shout from the rooftops and tell the world about the amazing sights, smells, sounds, and tastes you are experiencing. Your sticky fingers race across your phone to take a photo and share it with the world, and then your Bonchon experience begins again as you bring in your best friends and your most trusted family to try a taste sensation like no other.
8. Perkins
- Investments $1,200,000
- Year Brand Started – 1958
- Year Franchising Started – 1965
- Offices – 285
Franchise details: Perkins
Official site
It's time to take a fresh look at Perkins Restaurants. Find out how you can own one of the best family restaurant franchises in the business, and deliver the Perkins experience to loyal diners, through single-unit operations and multi-unit ownership franchise opportunities. Perkins gives you the chance to bring comfort, value, and great taste to your community - not to mention solid growth potential to your own career in foodservice.
9. L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
- Investments $133,700
- Franchise fee $30,000
- Year Brand Started – 1976
- Year Franchising Started – 1991
- Offices – 184
Franchise details: L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
Official site
In the early years, L&L Hawaiian Barbecue was a successful chain of drive-in restaurants with a reputation for serving fresh plate lunches throughout the Hawaiian islands. In late 1999, our founders – Johnson Kam and Eddie Flores, Jr. – introduced their signature, Asian and American fusion take on the classic plate lunch to the residents of California. Since then, the concept has found fans around the world and there are close to 200 L&L Hawaiian Barbecue restaurants in Hawaii, California, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Utah, Texas, New York, Tennessee, Guam and Japan. Needless to say, in addition to the fresh, culturally-commingling flavors of Hawaii, every L&L meal is infused with the warmth of aloha – the legendary spirit of welcome that makes every guest feel at home.
10. Wayback Burgers
- Investments $209,000
- Franchise fee $35,000
- Year Brand Started – 1991
- Year Franchising Started – 2006
- Offices – 125
Franchise details: Wayback Burgers
Official site
From our first humble shop in Newark, DE, opened in 1991 as Jake's Hamburgers and still a state favorite, we've now begun franchising worldwide. Currently operating in 28 states, Wayback Burgers' potential has been demonstrated by our loyal following. We are rapidly expanding our brand, recently reaching over 455 contracted locations with over 145 currently operating worldwide. With new locations available worldwide - here's the opportunity to set your course for success.
11. Slim Chickens
- Investments $841,900
- Franchise fee $15,000
- Year Brand Started – 2003
- Year Franchising Started – 2011
- Offices – 93
Franchise details: Slim Chickens
Official site
Our roots run deep in the Delta where the food is honest, meals are social, and the door is always open. We started with a mission to bring a dose of that southern hospitality to a fast, casual setting—serving Fresh Delicious Chicken® to the communities we serve.
12. Russo's New York Pizzeria Inc.
- Investments $451,350
- Franchise fee $35,500
- Year Brand Started – 1994
- Year Franchising Started – 1998
- Offices – 43
Franchise details: Russo's New York Pizzeria Inc.
Official site
Every Russo’s New York Pizzeria®, Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen® and Chef Russo’s Pizza Kitchen® answers the demand of its community. It becomes what it needs to become, depending on which services are most in demand – counter service, dine-in, delivery, takeout, or catering. Under your guidance and with our support, your business will reflect what your customers are all about, and will take shape around the neighborhood’s demographic. Yet each model and revenue option still give you the chance to offer fresh, quality, homemade authentic food.
13. East Coast Wings + Grill
- Investments $660,625
- Franchise fee $40,000
- Year Brand Started – 1995
- Year Franchising Started – 2004
- Offices – 36
Franchise details: East Coast Wings + Grill
Official site
Back in 1995, East Coast Wings was just one restaurant in Winston-Salem, NC with a fanatical following. Two entrepreneurs with over 40 years of combined restaurant experience purchased the restaurant in 2001 to build upon the formula. They focused on creating a warm and inviting atmosphere paired with fresh, quality menu items.
14. Pokeworks
- Investments $250,000
- Franchise fee $35,000
- Year Brand Started – 2015
- Year Franchising Started – 2016
- Offices – 19
Franchise details: Pokeworks
Official site
Pokéworks is a ground-breaking, healthy fast-casual restaurant concept that began on a rainy day in December of 2015 in a tiny location in Midtown Manhattan. Today, it has grown into one of the largest and fastest growing poke brands in the nation and one we can proudly say is anchored almost entirely with multi-unit institutional franchisees.
15. R Taco
- Investments $512,425
- Franchise fee $25,000
- Year Brand Started – 2010
- Year Franchising Started – 2010
- Offices – 14
Franchise details: R Taco
Official site
Our founder Rusty puts the “R” in R Taco. Rusty was passionate about all food, but he was especially passionate about tacos. Rusty’s taco dreams became reality when he opened his first fast-casual taco restaurant in a converted gas station on Greenville Avenue in Dallas. This is where the first Rusty Taco was born. But R Taco is more than just a place for tacos. Rusty also believed in serving the community and creating a place where people from all walks of life can come together and feel welcome.
16. Jon Smith Subs
- Investments $309,000
- Year Brand Started – 1988
- Year Franchising Started – 2007
- Offices – 10
Franchise details: Jon Smith Subs
Official site
Jon Smith Subs is a fresh new opportunity with a track record for success, serving high quality subs, right off the grill. The customer experience in a Jon Smith Subs shop is second to none! The unique fast-casual dining experience includes delivering fresh and delicious food right to the table.
17. This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood
- Investments $413,754
- Year Brand Started – 1982
- Year Franchising Started – 1992
- Offices – 9
Franchise details: This Is It! Bar-B-Q & Seafood
Official site
This Is It! BBQ And Seafood Was Founded Over 35 Years Ago By Its President And CEO, Shelley "Butch" Anthony III, And Has A Rich Legacy That Spans Over 50 Years. The Dream Started In Tampa, FL Where Butch's Parents Owned A Diner, And Butch Played An Active Role Working In The Diner. Butch Picked Up Both His Entreprenurial Spirit And His Ability To Cook During This Time. Over 35 Years Ago, When Butch Relocated To The Atlanta, GA Area, He Opened His First Restaurant. This Restaurant, Combined With Several Other Locations He Opened Became This Is It! BBQ And Seafood. Now With 11 Locations In The Greater Atlanta Area, This Is It! BBQ And Seafood Stands As A Shining Example Of A True American Success Story, While Giving All The Credit To Our Lord And Savior.
18. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants
- Investments $96,414
- Franchise fee $30,000
- Year Brand Started – 1986
- Year Franchising Started – 1989
Franchise details: Checkers and Rally's Restaurants Inc.
Official site
From the day we first opened our doors in 1986, Checkers Drive-In Restaurants has become a market leader in the rapidly growing QSR burger business. As part of the Checkers & Rally's family, you'll benefit from this brand history and be instantly connected to our comprehensive support structure and one of the industry's most unparalleled operating systems. With a strong brand identity, excellent franchisee relationships and an outstanding executive leadership team firmly in place, Checkers & Rally's is well positioned for development across the country.
19. Modern Market Eatery
- Investments $755,000
- Franchise fee $40,000
Our vision is to make real food the new standard in fast food. We empower franchise partners with the opportunity to help individuals and communities live happier lives by providing nourishing, delicious food in a convenient and affordable format--all while running a profitable business. For more than a decade, we have perfected our processes to make scratch cooking fast, repeatable and profitable. Our menu's "fresh from the market" vibe leans into plant-based goodness while our sustainable protein program is one of the best in the industry, enabling our franchise partners to serve up happiness for everyone!
22. Canyons Burger
- Investments $50,000
- Year Brand Started – 2008
Established in 2008, Canyons Burger prides itself on the quality of its ingredients paired with the best dining experience and has been recognized for its efforts on Atlanta Eats. Startup costs to open a franchise with Canyons Burger begin at $50,000.
23. Fresh&Co
- Investments $633,000
- Year Brand Started – 2010
- Year Franchising Started – 2018
Founded in 2010 and franchising since 2018, Fresh&Co has grown to 12 operating locations based on its mission to create fresh, creative, healthy meals for its customers. Startup costs to open a franchise with Fresh&Co begin at $633,000.
24. MyFrii Franchise, LLC
- Investments $75,000
- Year Brand Started – 2015
- Year Franchising Started – 2021
Founded in 2015, MyFrii has grown to six franchise locations internationally in countries such as the US, Egypt, and Oman with plans to open two new locations in North Carolina in 2021. Startup costs to open a franchise with MyFrii Franchise, LLC begin at $75,000.
25. Urban Bricks Pizza
- Investments $281,000
- Franchise fee $35,000
- Year Brand Started – 2015
- Year Franchising Started – 2015
Franchise details: Urban Bricks Pizza
Official site
Unlike other pizzerias, we make our dough fresh daily in house. Don’t believe us? Stop by and watch our Mad Dough Makers in action, we do everything right out in the open, nothing to hide here! Spun fresh constantly, our dough has the best taste, texture, and quality with just a 2-minute cook time.
26. V3 Flatbread Pizza
- Investments $100,000
Franchise details: V3 Flatbread Pizza
Official site
Your search for the ultimate pizza experience is over! Customers can create their own pizza masterpiece by choosing the dough, then your sauce, unlimited toppings and end with seasonings, finishes for one price! V3 Flatbread Pizza opened in Pittsburgh in 2009. The success of the first location allowed expansion of a second location in Pittsburgh and accelerated growth through franchising.
