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L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue franchises quick-service Hawaiian-style restaurants featuring menu items like barbecued meats, chicken katsu, musubi, kalua pork, lau lau, rice, and macaroni salad. The franchisor licenses its proprietary system, including marks, operating manuals, recipes, and standards, to franchisees who operate in approved suburban or urban retail locations without exclusive territories. The business targets customers in competitive fast-casual dining markets, particularly those seeking Hawaiian-inspired fast food.
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Franchise Costs
4% royalty + 2% ad fund + up to $500/mo technology fee
Financial Performance
Item 19 Financial Performance
Data Based On: 201 franchised Item 19 Restaurants that have been open for at least twelve months, were open and operating during the entire 2025 calendar year, and have provided financial information for the full 2025 calendar year.
* High Annual Sales ($3,386,678) and Low Annual Sales ($207,290) from Table 4 were used as proxies for revenue_top_quartile and revenue_bottom_quartile, respectively, as no specific average revenue for top or bottom segments was provided in the segmented data. No profit or expense data was provided, and the document explicitly states that Item 19 does not include net profit representations, therefore profit estimates are not possible.
Extracted Item 19 Section
Avg. Revenue: $1,083,796
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Key Insights
- Higher than average SBA loan default rate in Fast Food
| Franchise | Investment | Fee | Royalty | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue Current | $254K – $888K | $35K | 4.0% | 220 |
| MCDONALD'S | $1.5M – $2.6M | $45K | N/A | 12,772 |
| LITTLE CAESARS | $377K – $1.8M | $20K | 6.0% | 3,788 |
| AFC | $45K – $151K | $6K | 8.0% | 3,572 |
| KFC (NON-TRADITIONAL) | $1.2M – $4.2M | $45K | N/A | 3,404 |
| SONIC DRIVE-IN | $1.5M – $2.5M | $15K | 5.0% | 3,120 |
Fast Food Average 134 franchises | $596K – $1.6M | $35K | 6.3% | – |
* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 134 Fast Food franchises by location count.
Locations & Growth
Outlet Growth Over Time
Total outlets at end of each year
Geographic Distribution (2025)
Outlets by state across the United States
+4 more states
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Historical SBA 7(a) loan data for L&L Hawaiian Barbecue franchisees (2010 – 2013)
Loans by Year
SBA 7(a) loan activity over time
* Data sourced from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records. Default rate calculated from charged-off loans.
6 SBA loans on record
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249 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.
249 Contacts Available
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Unlock contactsDue Diligence
Litigation (Item 3)
Primarily termination disputes, fee collection matters, and breaches of franchise agreements including underpayment and failure to provide sales reports.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
System Health (Item 20)
Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year
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The total initial investment to open a L&L Hawaiian Barbecue franchise ranges from $253,950 to $888,460. This includes a franchise fee of $35,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 4.0% of gross sales.
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