SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill franchise takes $440,900 – $801,000 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $35,000. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 6% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 2%. To qualify, SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill asks for $100,000 in liquid cash. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $35,000 | $35,000 | $35,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $440,900 | $801,000 | $440,900 to $801,000 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $440,900 | $801,000 | $440,900 to $801,000 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill's filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 6% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 2% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
See the full SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill's disclosed cost sits against the Food & Beverage category:
- Minimum startup cost of $440,900 — about 1.6× the Food & Beverage median of $282,500.
- Initial franchise fee of $35,000 — about in line with the Food & Beverage median of $35,000.
Category medians are computed from the Food & Beverage brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Food & Beverage franchises
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How SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2022: began the window at 21 units; 1 units opened, 8 closed, ending at 11 units. (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only.)
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill franchise
SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill is a food & beverage franchisor with 11 units at the end of 2022 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2022, it began the window at 21 units; its filings record 1 unit openings and 8 closures, ending at 11 units (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only). Its parent company is JIC Foods, LLC.
Disclosure filings report 2 franchise-related lawsuits. Review Item 3 of the FDD. (as of 2026-05)
From the franchisor's materials
The franchise we offer is for the operation ofquick casual restaurants featuring,and serving a variety of proprietary menu items and other goods, beverages and services under the trade name SANSAI Fresh Japanese Grill
SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill franchise: quick answers
- How much does a SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill franchise cost?
- $440,900 – $801,000 all-in to open, per SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill units are there?
- 11 units at the end of 2022 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have SanSai Fresh Japanese Grill's units held up?
- 91.7% of units at risk between 2020 and 2022 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).