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Waba Grill

Anaheim, CA · Founded 2004 · WBGR

WaBa Grill Franchise Corp. sells franchises for a retail restaurant operating under the WaBa Grill name, specializing in the preparation and sale of Asian-inspired rice bowl menu items and beverages.

Read the 2026 FDD ↗www.wabagrill.com ↗
2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
192
units (2025)
0.5%
year over year

Units by Year

184
2021
190
2022
192
2023
191
2024
192
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$341,000 – $577,000
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$35,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
4%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
Yes
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

5% of Gross Sales

Leadership

  • Andrew S. Kim

    President and CEO

  • Afshin Compani

    President and Chief Operating Officer

  • Kyle H. Lee

    CFO

  • Woo S. Ham

    Secretary

  • Eric S. Lee

    Chief Strategy Officer

  • Renny Freet

    Executive Vice President and Chief Organizational Officer

  • Steven Wang

    Senior Director of Franchise Development

On File

FDD years
202620252024201920182017
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Franchisee records
185
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
100
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
19 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFWaba Grill FDD 2026Most recent · opens in a new tabPDFWaba Grill FDD 2025Opens in a new tabPDFWaba Grill FDD 2024Opens in a new tabPDFWaba Grill FDD 2019Opens in a new tabPDFWaba Grill FDD 2018Opens in a new tabPDFWaba Grill FDD 2017Opens in a new tab

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