Franchise opportunities compared
Famous Daves vs Huddle House
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Initial investment · Item 7
Famous Daves
$53,500 – $4,440,000
2026 FDD · Item 7Huddle House
$380,880 – $2,381,275
2025 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Famous Daves
Not available
Huddle House
$35,000
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17Royalty · Item 6
Famous Daves
Not available
Huddle House
4.75%
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21Before you compare
- Famous Daves figures come from its 2026 FDD and Huddle House figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Famous Daves and Huddle House disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Famous Daves: 4, Huddle House: 65). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Famous DavesHuddle HouseItem 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.
Famous Daves vs Huddle House: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Famous Daves or Huddle House?
- Famous Daves: $53,500 – $4,440,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Huddle House: $380,880 – $2,381,275 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Famous Daves. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, Famous Daves or Huddle House?
- Famous Daves: 100 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 71); Huddle House: 269 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 82). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Famous Daves and Huddle House disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Famous Daves has reviewed Item 19 figures for 4 location groups; Huddle House has reviewed Item 19 figures for 65 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.
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Full Famous Daves report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
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Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
