Cheesy Street Grill franchise
2026 filing · February 16, 2026
Cheesy Street Grill at a glance
A fast-casual restaurant and food truck serving gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and mac and cheese. At the end of 2025 there were 4 Cheesy Street Grill locations in the US, 2 franchised and 2 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Cheesy Street Grill Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Framingham, Massachusetts
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $276K–$437K
- A restaurant
- Franchise fee
- $35,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of weekly gross sales, paid weekly
- Brand fund
- Yes
- Up to 1% of monthly gross sales, if a fund is set up
- Renewal fee
- See terms
- 10% of our then current initial franchise fee
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 4
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 2
- Company-owned
- 2
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 1
- Most in Massachusetts
From Cheesy Street Grill Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Cheesy Street Grill among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Cheesy Street Grill | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $356,205 | Costs more than 50% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $35,000 | Lower than 61% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 4 | Fewer than 74% of franchises |
How much a Cheesy Street Grill franchise costs
Opening a restaurant costs an estimated $275,698 to $436,711. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Cheesy Street Grill Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 25
Cheesy Street Grill franchise fee
The franchise fee is $35,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Cheesy Street Grill Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 15
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of weekly gross sales, paid weekly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | Up to 1% of monthly gross sales, if a fund is set up. |
| Technology Fees | $50 - $100 per month |
| Renewal Fee | 10% of our then current initial franchise fee |
| Your Location: Additional Training or Assistance at your location | $950 per trainer per day, with a two day minimum 4 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Cheesy Street Grill Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, pages 17 and 18
Other fees as filed, from pages 18–19. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Cheesy Street Grill does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: Cheesy Street Grill Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 65
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $500K–$860K
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Cheesy Street Grill | Typical sandwich brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 0% / 0% | 2% / 13% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical sandwich brand is the median of the 35 brands in sandwich franchises with three years of counts.
How Cheesy Street Grill compares
Of the 80 sandwich franchises on this site, Cheesy Street Grill is the 31st cheapest to open and the 57th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Cheesy Street Grill | Typical sandwich brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $276K | $321K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $437K | $683K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $35K | $32K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| US locations | 4 | 31 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 50 of 80 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 80 brands in sandwich franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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: sandwich and sub franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: Cheesy Street Grill Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 66
Where Cheesy Street Grill locations are
At the end of 2025, Cheesy Street Grill had locations in 1 state. The most are in Massachusetts.
- Massachusetts4
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Source: Cheesy Street Grill Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 67
Who owns Cheesy Street Grill?
Cheesy Street Grill franchises are sold by Cheesy Street Grill Franchising, LLC.
From Cheesy Street Grill Franchising, LLC’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 pages 14–15. |
|---|---|
| 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: Cheesy Street Grill Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on pages 14–15, bankruptcy on page 15
Cheesy Street Grill filings
The figures on this page come from Cheesy Street Grill Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued February 16, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | February 16, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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