Angry Crab Shack franchise
An Angry Crab Shack franchisee operates a seafood boil restaurant serving Cajun-style food and drinks. At the end of 2025 there were 24 Angry Crab Shack locations in the US, 19 franchised and 5 company-owned.
- Cost to open
- $422K–$1.2M
- Franchise fee
- $50,000
- Royalty
- 5%
- Locations, 2025
- 24+5 in 3 yrs
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Company snapshot
- SBA loans
- Not on the SBA Franchise Directory
From ANGRY CRAB SHACK FRANCHISE, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
How much a Angry Crab Shack franchise costs
Opening one restaurant costs an estimated $421,800 to $1,203,800. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: ANGRY CRAB SHACK FRANCHISE, LLC, 2026 filing, page 17
Angry Crab Shack franchise fee
The franchise fee is $50,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: ANGRY CRAB SHACK FRANCHISE, LLC, 2026 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of net sales, paid weekly. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: ANGRY CRAB SHACK FRANCHISE, LLC, 2026 filing, page 11
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Angry Crab Shack publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations: historical sales for company-owned and franchised restaurants. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: ANGRY CRAB SHACK FRANCHISE, LLC, 2026 filing, page 45
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 (+2) | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 18 (+2) | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 (+1) | 5 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: ANGRY CRAB SHACK FRANCHISE, LLC, 2026 filing, page 54
How Angry Crab Shack compares
Of the 126 restaurant franchises on this site, Angry Crab Shack is the 55th cheapest to open and the 93rd largest by number of locations.
| Measure | Angry Crab Shack | Typical restaurant |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $422K | $484K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% |
| Closed or left per year | 0% | 3.6% |
| Change in franchised locations, 3 yrs | +35.7% | +6.3% |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 92 of 126 |
Typical is the median across the 126 brands in restaurant franchises.
