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Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ Restaurant

Torrance, CA · Founded 2001 · GKJB

Reins USA Franchise Company, Inc. is the franchisor for the Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ restaurant system in the United States. Franchisees operate yakiniku (Japanese-style barbecue) restaurants where customers cook various cuts of beef, pork, poultry, seafood, and vegetables on specially designed in-table roasters using proprietary sauces and condiments.

Read the 2026 FDD ↗www.gyu-kaku.com ↗
2026 Franchise 500
#171
62
units (2025)
0.0%
year over year

Units by Year

31
2021
62
2022
65
2023
62
2024
62
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$2,268,261 – $2,572,591
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$50,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
1.5%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
No
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

5% on the first $1,500,000 of annual Gross Sales

Leadership

  • Ryo Tozu

    Chief Executive Officer and Secretary

  • Akitsugu Yamaguchi

    Director, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Franchise Operations

  • Motoo Noda

    Chief Financial Officer

On File

FDD years
20262025202420232022202020192018
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Franchisee records
33
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
3
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
18 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFGyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ Restaurant FDD 2026Most recent · opens in a new tabPDFGyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ Restaurant FDD 2025Opens in a new tabPDFGyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ Restaurant FDD 2024Opens in a new tabPDFGyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ Restaurant FDD 2023Opens in a new tabPDFGyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ Restaurant FDD 2022Opens in a new tabPDFGyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ Restaurant FDD 2020Opens in a new tabPDFGyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ Restaurant FDD 2019Opens in a new tabPDFGyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ Restaurant FDD 2018Opens in a new tab

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