Dirty Birds Bar and Grill franchise
2025 filing · August 27, 2025
Dirty Birds Bar and Grill at a glance
A sports bar and grill serving crafted wing sauces, burgers, sandwiches and salads for dine-in, takeout and delivery. At the end of 2024 there were 7 Dirty Birds Bar and Grill locations in the US, 2 franchised and 5 company-owned, so most are run by the company itself.
The business
- Franchisor
- DB HQ LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $463K–$1.59M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $50,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of gross revenue, paid weekly, plus up to 2% to the national advertising fund and 1% on local advertising
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 7
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 2
- Company-owned
- 5
From DB HQ LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Dirty Birds Bar and Grill among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Dirty Birds Bar and Grill | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $1,028,250 | Costs more than 84% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $50,000 | Higher than 70% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 7 | Fewer than 66% of franchises |
How much a Dirty Birds Bar and Grill franchise costs
Opening one Dirty Birds Bar and Grill costs an estimated $462,900 to $1,593,600. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: DB HQ LLC, 2025 filing, page 19
Dirty Birds Bar and Grill franchise fee
The franchise fee is $50,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: DB HQ LLC, 2025 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross revenue, paid weekly, plus up to 2% to the national advertising fund and 1% on local advertising. |
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The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: DB HQ LLC, 2025 filing, page 11
Sales and earnings
No figures Dirty Birds Bar and 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: DB HQ LLC, 2025 filing, page 56
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $1.4M–$2.5M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Dirty Birds Bar and Grill compares
Of the 113 chicken franchises on this site, Dirty Birds Bar and Grill is the 66th cheapest to open and the 63rd largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Dirty Birds Bar and Grill | Typical chicken brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $463K | $407K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.59M | $868K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 7 | 10 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 61 of 113 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 113 brands in chicken franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 (+1) | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 (+1) | 5 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: DB HQ LLC, 2025 filing, page 57
Who owns Dirty Birds Bar and Grill?
Dirty Birds Bar and Grill franchises are sold by DB HQ LLC.
From DB HQ LLC’s 2025 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 192. |
|---|---|
| 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: DB HQ LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 192, bankruptcy on page 9
Dirty Birds Bar and Grill filings
The figures on this page come from DB HQ LLC’s 2025 filing, issued August 27, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | August 27, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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