Wagyu Street franchise
2025 filing · April 18, 2025
Wagyu Street at a glance
A fast-casual restaurant serving Japanese barbecue-style meat and Wagyu beef dishes. At the end of 2024 there were 1 Wagyu Street locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- GYUSHIGE U.S.A. LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Typical size
- 500–650 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $377K–$577K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 3%–5%
- 5% of monthly gross sales up to $250,000 and 3% above
- Brand fund
- None now
- Up to 2% of gross sales, not charged at present
- Renewal fee
- $1,000
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 10 years
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
- States
- 1
- Most in California
From GYUSHIGE U.S.A. LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Wagyu Street among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Wagyu Street | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $477,215 | Costs more than 62% 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 | 1 | Fewer than 88% of franchises |
How much a Wagyu Street franchise costs
Opening one Wagyu Street costs an estimated $377,200 to $577,230. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are construction and leasehold improvements ($160,000 to $270,000) and additional funds – three months ($70,200 to $105,900). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $40,000 | ||
| Security Deposit | $10,000 | ||
| Initial Training Fee | $10,000 | ||
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements | $160,000 | $270,000 | |
| Lease Deposits and Rent – Three Months | $15,000 | $20,000 | |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment | $27,000 | $46,000 | |
| Signage | $5,000 | ||
| Computer, Software, and Point of Sale System | $5,000 | ||
| Grand Opening Marketing | $3,000 | ||
| Initial Inventory | $5,600 | $7,700 | |
| Utility Deposits | $2,400 | $3,300 | |
| Insurance Deposits – Three Months | $1,500 | $1,830 | |
| Travel for Initial Training | $1,000 | $5,000 | |
| Professional Fees | $19,000 | $38,000 | |
| General Licenses and Permits | $2,000 | $6,000 | |
| Printing, Stationery, and Office Supplies | $500 | ||
| Additional Funds – Three Months | $70,200 | $105,900 | |
| Total | $377,200 | $577,230 | |
Source: GYUSHIGE U.S.A. LLC, 2025 filing, page 16
Wagyu Street franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: GYUSHIGE U.S.A. LLC, 2025 filing, page 11
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of monthly gross sales up to $250,000 and 3% above. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | Up to 2% of gross sales, not charged at present. |
| Technology | Up to $200 per month |
| Renewal | $1,000 |
| Additional Employee Initial Training | Our training fee. Currently $300 per person per day |
| Franchisee Directed Local Marketing | 1% of Gross Sales |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: GYUSHIGE U.S.A. LLC, 2025 filing, page 12
Other fees as filed, from pages 12–14. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Wagyu Street 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: GYUSHIGE U.S.A. LLC, 2025 filing, page 47
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $810K–$1.5M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Wagyu Street compares
Of the 813 restaurant franchises on this site, Wagyu Street is the 368th cheapest to open and the 747th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Wagyu Street | Typical restaurant brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $377K | $408K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $577K | $866K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $40K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 1 | 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 | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 0 | 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: GYUSHIGE U.S.A. LLC, 2025 filing, page 47
Where Wagyu Street locations are
At the end of 2024, Wagyu Street had locations in 1 state. The most are in California.
- California1
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Source: GYUSHIGE U.S.A. LLC, 2025 filing, page 48
Who owns Wagyu Street?
Wagyu Street franchises are sold by GYUSHIGE U.S.A. LLC.
From GYUSHIGE U.S.A. LLC’s 2025 filing.
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: GYUSHIGE U.S.A. LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 10, bankruptcy on page 10
Wagyu Street filings
The figures on this page come from GYUSHIGE U.S.A. LLC’s 2025 filing, issued April 18, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | April 18, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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