Black Rock Bar & Grill franchise
2026 filing · April 30, 2026Fewer locationsShares sales figures
Black Rock Bar & Grill at a glance
A full-service restaurant where steaks and other dishes are cooked on hot volcanic rocks at the table. At the end of 2025 there were 9 Black Rock Bar & Grill locations in the US, 7 franchised and 2 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Sizzling Black Rock Steak House Franchising, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $1.53M–$5.08M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $50,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 4%
- 4% of gross sales, paid weekly, plus up to 2% to the brand development fund (currently 1%) and the greater of 2% or $6,000 on local advertising
- Brand fund
- 1%
- 1% of gross sales, paid with the royalty; it can rise to 2%
- Agreement length
- 20 years
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 9
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 7
- Company-owned
- 2
- Change in 3 years
- −8
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 2
- Most in Michigan and Ohio
From Sizzling Black Rock Steak House Franchising, Inc’s 2026 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 69; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Black Rock Bar & Grill among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Black Rock Bar & Grill | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $3,305,783 | Costs more than 95% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $50,000 | Higher than 70% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 4% | Lower than 93% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 9 | Fewer than 63% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $3,472,787 | Higher than 97% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 1.1× | Lower than 74% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Black Rock Bar & Grill franchise costs
Opening one Black Rock Bar & Grill costs an estimated $1,527,940 to $5,083,625. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are leasehold improvements ($650,000 to $3,500,000) and furniture, fixtures and equipment ($352,000 to $644,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $50,000 | ||
| Location Assistance Fee | $0 | $500 | |
| Delayed Opening Fee | $0 | $6,000 | |
| Leasehold Improvements | $650,000 | $3,500,000 | |
| Lease Payments – 3 Months | $55,640 | $100,250 | |
| Security Deposits | $22,000 | $35,625 | |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment | $352,000 | $644,000 | |
| Signage (Interior and Exterior) | $12,500 | $32,000 | |
| Initial Inventory | $90,000 | $185,000 | |
| Blueprints and Plans | $22,000 | $50,000 | |
| Point of Sale System | $27,000 | $50,000 | |
| Travel, lodging and meals for initial training | $0 | $35,000 | |
| Insurance – 3 Months | $5,500 | $26,000 | |
| Grand Opening Advertising | $10,000 | ||
| Licenses and Permits (Not Including Liquor License) | $2,800 | $10,000 | |
| Professional Fees | $2,000 | $4,000 | |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months | $228,500 | $345,250 | |
| Total | $1,527,940 | $5,083,625 | |
Source: Sizzling Black Rock Steak House Franchising, Inc, 2026 filing, page 20
Black Rock Bar & Grill franchise fee
The franchise fee is $50,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Sizzling Black Rock Steak House Franchising, Inc, 2026 filing, page 14
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 4% of gross sales, paid weekly, plus up to 2% to the brand development fund (currently 1%) and the greater of 2% or $6,000 on local advertising. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross sales, paid with the royalty; it can rise to 2%. |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Sizzling Black Rock Steak House Franchising, Inc, 2026 filing, page 15
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Black Rock Bar & Grill publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $3,472,787
- Median sales
- $2,975,007
Yearly figures for 2025, covering franchised restaurants open all of 2025 (7 locations). The average is about 1.1 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Sizzling Black Rock Steak House Franchising, Inc, 2026 filing, pages 57–58
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Black Rock Bar & Grill | Typical restaurant brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | −36% / −53% | 0% / +3% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 36% / 60% | 2.5% / 13% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical restaurant brand is the median of the 301 brands in restaurant franchises with three years of counts.
How Black Rock Bar & Grill compares
Of the 813 restaurant franchises on this site, Black Rock Bar & Grill is the 749th cheapest to open and the 448th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Black Rock Bar & Grill | Typical restaurant brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $1.53M | $408K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $5.08M | $866K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Sales per location | $3.47M | $1.3M | $794K |
| US locations | 9 | 14 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 474 of 813 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 813 brands in restaurant franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 (−1) | 1 | +1 | −2 |
| 2024 | 11 (−3) | 1 | 0 | −3 |
| 2025 | 7 (−4) | 2 | 0 | −4 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Sizzling Black Rock Steak House Franchising, Inc, 2026 filing, page 59
Where Black Rock Bar & Grill locations are
At the end of 2025, Black Rock Bar & Grill had locations in 2 states. The most are in Michigan and Ohio.
- Michigan8
- Ohio1
Source: Sizzling Black Rock Steak House Franchising, Inc, 2026 filing, page 60
Who owns Black Rock Bar & Grill?
Black Rock Bar & Grill franchises are sold by Sizzling Black Rock Steak House Franchising, Inc.
From Sizzling Black Rock Steak House Franchising, Inc’s 2026 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on page 13. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Sizzling Black Rock Steak House Franchising, Inc, 2026 filing, litigation on page 13, bankruptcy on page 14
Black Rock Bar & Grill filings
The figures on this page come from Sizzling Black Rock Steak House Franchising, Inc’s 2026 filing, issued April 30, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 30, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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