How much does a Lennys Grill & Subs franchise cost?
Opening a Lennys Grill & Subs franchise takes a total initial investment of $283,209 to $577,426, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median sales of $737,099 across 46 outlets.
The FDD franchises Lennys Restaurants. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Lennys Grill & Subs franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $283,209 to $577,426. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment, Décor Package & Smallwares ($90,000 to $225,000), Leasehold Improvements ($100,000 to $210,000), and Additional Funds – (Three Month Period) ($20,000 to $30,000). Together they make up about 81% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $25,000, about 8.8% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $25,000 | $25,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| POS System, Kiosks System and related equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $16,209 | $20,426 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $2,500 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Pre-Opening & Opening Marketing (over 3 months)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $2,500 | $7,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Deposits, Utility Deposits & Other Prepaid Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $1,000 | $7,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $100,000 | $210,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Furniture, Fixtures, Equipment, Décor Package & Smallwares2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $90,000 | $225,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Professional Fees (Attorneys, Architects, Engineers)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $10,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $6,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Additional Funds – (Three Month Period)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $20,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9-10 | $283,209 | $577,426 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9-10 |
Source Lennys Grill & Subs, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9-10, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What Lennys Grill & Subs franchisees actually report earning
Median Sales
$737,099
Lennys Grill & Subs' 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the 2024 calendar year. Basis: 46 franchised Restaurants that were open during the entire 2024 calendar year.
Sample size: 46 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross sales of $824,588. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- The financial performance representation excludes the results of 12 franchised Restaurants that were not open during the entire 2024 calendar year.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Lennys Grill & Subs outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Lennys Grill & Subs, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 34, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Lennys Grill & Subs outlets there are, and how many closed
Lennys Grill & Subs ended 2024 with 58 franchised outlets and 4 company-owned outlets. In that year 1 franchised outlet opened and 2 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Lennys Grill & Subs opened 5 franchised outlets and 10 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 5, from 63 to 58 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 2 were terminated, 1 was not renewed, and 7 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 5.6% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 18.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 37 |
| 2023 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 37 |
| 2022 | 63 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 37 |
Source Lennys Grill & Subs, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 37-38, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Lennys Grill & Subs compares with other Food & Beverage franchises
Measured against the 256 Food & Beverage franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Lennys Grill & Subs' estimated range is $430,318. It costs less to open than 69% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 5.6% for Lennys Grill & Subs. That is lower than 51% of the 165 Food & Beverage franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Lennys Grill & Subs' franchised system shrank 7.9%. The typical Food & Beverage franchise here grew 5.0%.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Lennys Grill & Subs is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Food & Beverage franchise side by side.
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