Tonchin franchise
2025 filing · December 30, 2025
Tonchin at a glance
A Tokyo-style ramen restaurant serving tonkotsu ramen and Japanese small plates. At the end of 2025 there were 3 Tonchin locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- TONCHIN HOSPITALITY LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $1.4M–$2.7M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of monthly gross sales
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 3
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 3
- States
- 3
- Most in New York, California and Mexico
From TONCHIN HOSPITALITY LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Tonchin among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Tonchin | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $2,049,500 | Costs more than 93% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $40,000 | Lower than 46% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 3 | Fewer than 78% of franchises |
How much a Tonchin franchise costs
Opening one Tonchin costs an estimated $1,396,000 to $2,703,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: TONCHIN HOSPITALITY LLC, 2025 filing, page 18
Tonchin franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: TONCHIN HOSPITALITY LLC, 2025 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of monthly gross sales. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: TONCHIN HOSPITALITY LLC, 2025 filing, page 11
Sales and earnings
No figures Tonchin 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: TONCHIN HOSPITALITY LLC, 2025 filing, page 46
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $1.8M–$3.3M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Tonchin compares
Of the 813 restaurant franchises on this site, Tonchin is the 731st cheapest to open and the 626th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Tonchin | Typical restaurant brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $1.4M | $408K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $2.7M | $866K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $40K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 3 | 14 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 (0) | 3 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: TONCHIN HOSPITALITY LLC, 2025 filing, page 46
Where Tonchin locations are
At the end of 2025, Tonchin had locations in 3 states. The most are in New York, California and Mexico.
- New York2
- California1
- Mexico1
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| California | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Source: TONCHIN HOSPITALITY LLC, 2025 filing, page 47
Who owns Tonchin?
Tonchin franchises are sold by TONCHIN HOSPITALITY LLC.
From TONCHIN HOSPITALITY 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 pages 71–74. |
|---|
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: TONCHIN HOSPITALITY LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on pages 71–74
Tonchin filings
The figures on this page come from TONCHIN HOSPITALITY LLC’s 2025 filing, issued December 30, 2025, on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | December 30, 2025 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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