Gai Kitchen franchise
2025 filing · May 1, 2025
Gai Kitchen at a glance
A quick-service Thai restaurant focused on chicken and rice dishes. At the end of 2024 there were 1 Gai Kitchen locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Gai Kitchen Franchise, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- New York, New York
- Typical size
- 500–1,500 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $123K–$292K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $35,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross sales, paid monthly, plus 1% to the brand fund
- Brand fund
- 1%
- 1% of gross sales, paid monthly
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 1
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 1
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
From Gai Kitchen Franchise, LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Gai Kitchen among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Gai Kitchen | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $207,250 | Costs less than 69% 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 | 1 | Fewer than 88% of franchises |
How much a Gai Kitchen franchise costs
Opening one Gai Kitchen costs an estimated $122,500 to $292,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Gai Kitchen Franchise, LLC, 2025 filing, page 1
Gai Kitchen franchise fee
The franchise fee is $35,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Gai Kitchen Franchise, LLC, 2025 filing, page 11
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales, paid monthly, plus 1% to the brand fund. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross sales, paid monthly. |
| Software subscription | Currently, $100- $250 per month |
| Transfer fee | $10,000 plus any broker fees and other out-of-pocket costs we incur |
| Replacement/Additional Training fee | Currently, $500 per day |
| Local Marketing/Required Spending | 4% of your gross sales |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Gai Kitchen Franchise, LLC, 2025 filing, page 11
Other fees as filed, from pages 11–14. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Gai Kitchen 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: Gai Kitchen Franchise, LLC, 2025 filing, page 40
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $380K–$670K
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Gai Kitchen compares
Of the 309 fast food franchises on this site, Gai Kitchen is the 14th cheapest to open and the 270th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Gai Kitchen | Typical fast food brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $123K | $353K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $292K | $786K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $35K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| US locations | 1 | 23 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 189 of 309 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 309 brands in fast food franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: Gai Kitchen Franchise, LLC, 2025 filing, page 41
Who owns Gai Kitchen?
Gai Kitchen franchises are sold by Gai Kitchen Franchise, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Gai Kitchen Franchise, LLC’s 2025 filing, page 8.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| 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: Gai Kitchen Franchise, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 10, bankruptcy on page 10
Gai Kitchen filings
The figures on this page come from Gai Kitchen Franchise, LLC’s 2025 filing, issued May 1, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | May 1, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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