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Katsu Bar and Noodle franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk No franchised units open yet
Katsu Bar and Noodle is a quick-service restaurant concept with an initial investment ranging from $268,000 to $439,000.
Everything below is free, read straight off Katsu Bar and Noodle's registered filing, with where the numbers land against quick-service restaurant peers. Weighing Katsu Bar and Noodle against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Katsu Bar and Noodle's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-27571 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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Katsu Bar and Noodle franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Katsu Bar and Noodle does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Katsu Bar and Noodle — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (56% of quick-service restaurant franchisors in our corpus do disclose); the fees, litigation and outlet churn Katsu Bar and Noodle's FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Fast food & quick-service restaurant franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Katsu Bar and Noodle lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
We do not publish a litigation answer for Katsu Bar and Noodle. Item 3 could not be read reliably from this particular filing, and a claim that a company has no legal history is not one to make on a failed parse — so we say we do not know instead. Item 3 of the FDD itself is the place to check; the methodology page explains what we do and do not machine-read.
Katsu Bar and Noodle closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Katsu Bar and Noodle will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Katsu Bar and Noodle's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a quick-service restaurant of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Katsu Bar and Noodle reports no franchised units open yet — there is no operating track record to churn.
Who owns Katsu Bar and Noodle?
Katsu Bar and Noodle's franchise is offered by CT Katsu Bar LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Quick-service restaurant franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Katsu Bar and Noodle is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Katsu Bar and Noodle franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Katsu Bar and Noodle — who is the franchisor?
Katsu Bar and Noodle's most recently filed FDD (2024) names CT Katsu Bar LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Katsu Bar and Noodle franchise cost?
Katsu Bar and Noodle's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $268,000 – $439,000 and a 6% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against quick-service restaurant peers it sits in the top quartile (median $604,609).
How much profit does a Katsu Bar and Noodle franchise make?
Katsu Bar and Noodle makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Katsu Bar and Noodle at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Katsu Bar and Noodle disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Katsu Bar and Noodle's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing: 56% of quick-service restaurant franchisors in our corpus do disclose.
Are there lawsuits against Katsu Bar and Noodle?
We do not publish a litigation answer for Katsu Bar and Noodle: Item 3 could not be read reliably from this filing, and we would rather say so than assert a clean record we have not verified. Item 3 of the FDD itself is the place to check.
Is Katsu Bar and Noodle a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Katsu Bar and Noodle's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against quick-service restaurant peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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