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About uWink
uWink, Inc. has created a new entertainment dining experience that you can't get anywhere else. Their fun, casual environment makes it easy for people to interact, have fun, play games, and enjoy delicious, reasonably priced meals. It's not a game arcade or pool hall. uWink is an interactive, social restaurant, where you are in control of your meal and your fun. uWink provides delicious modern comfort food made with fresh ingredients ordered via touch screen terminals at the table and served by runners, quickly and accurately. uWink's at-the-table-entertainment includes a large variety of games, table-to-table interaction, "edutainment", videos and more. The dynamic projected interior provides diners with scrumptious i-candy and a hip, ever-changing environment.
Full Service Restaurant Franchise Opportunities
Below is a quick comparison of uWink against other Full Service Restaurant franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of uWink with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.
| Franchise | Franchise Fee | Royalty | Advertising Fee | Development Costs |
| 5 & Diner | $35,000 | 5% | $250,000-$750,000 | |
| abc Country Restaurants | $50,000 | 4% | 2% | $250,000-$700,000 |
| Albert's Family Restaurant | $25,000 | $280,000-$400,000 | ||
| Another Broken Egg Cafe | $50,000 | 5% | 1% | $505,500-$1,175,500 |
| Applebee's | $35,000 | 4% initially, 5% possible after | not less than 4% | $2,009,038-$8,267,250 |
| Applejack's | $25,000 | 4% | 2% | $250,000-$275,000 |
| Arthur Treacher's | $30,000 | 5% | $145,000-$268,000 | |
| Au Vieux Duluth Express | $30,000-$40,000 | $175,000-$500,000 | ||
| Bar Louie | $50,000 | 5% | 2% local, 1%Nat'l | $923,500-$3,707,333 |
| Baton Rouge Restaurant | $60,000 | 5% | 2% | $1,600,000-$1,800,000 |
| Ben & Florentine Restaurants | $35,000 | 6% | $619,650-$817,800 | |
| Bennigan's Grill & Tavern | $35,000 | 4% | 1% | $1,027,075-$3,588,244 |
| Best of Mediterranean | $20,000 | 4% | $126,300-$574,700 | |
| Big Boy Restaurants | $40,000 | 4% | 1% local +2% Nat'l | $861,800-$3,568,000 |
| Black Bear Diners | $55,000 | 4.5% | 1% | $1,133,800-$2,114,200 |
| Black Rock Bar & Grill | $50,000 | 4% | 1% | $1,519,940-$2,957,625 |
| Bombshells Restaurant | $50,000 | 5.5% | $1,731,000-$3,086,000 | |
| Boscos | N/A | $827,000-$994,000 | ||
| Browns Socialhouse | $50,000 | 6% | $2,000,000-$2,500,000 | |
| Casey's | $60,000 | 5% | 4% | $500,000-$1,600,000 |
| Chocolate Bar | N/A | $250,000-$500,000 | ||
| Cool Hand Luke's | $50,000 | $373,000-$1,817,500 | ||
| Cool-de-Sac | $75,000 | 6% | $858,700-$1,988,667 | |
| Cosi Inc | $40,000 | 5% | 2% | $762,600-$899,800 |
| Country Kitchen | $40,000 | 4% | 3% local + 1% Int'l | $425,000-$1,685,000 |
| Denny's | $10,000-$30,000 | 4.5%-7% | 3%-3.5% | $305,000-$2,404,695 |
| Dunn's Famous | $20,000-$50,000 | 5% | 2%Nat'l+1% Local | $150,000-$800,000 |
| Eggspectation | $50,000 | 5% | 2% Nat'l 1% local | $650,000-$1,500,000 |
| Einstein Bros. Bagels | $35,000 | 5% | 5% | $138,550-$935,850 |
| Elmer's | $40,000 | 4% | 1% | $712,000-$3,209,500 |
| Fresh To Order | $30,000 | $489,500-$646,500 | ||
| Friendly Banners | $30,000 | 4% | 2% | $450,000 |
| Friendly's Restaurants | $30,000-$35,000 | 4% | 3.5% | $498,500-$1,950,000 |
| Gandolfo's New York Delicatessen | $25,000 | 6% | 2% local +1% Nat'l | $302,450-$558,950 |
| George Webb Restaurants | $250,000 | $402,000-$850,000 | ||
| Giorgio Restaurants | $25,000-$50,000 | 4.5%-7% | $175,000-$500,000 | |
| Golden Corral | $50,000 | 4% | 2.4% | $2,700,795-$7,037,915 |
| Golden Griddle | $25,000 | 5% | $100,000-$450,000 | |
| Great Steak | $30,000 | 6% | $155,900-$520,300 | |
| Hard Rock Cafe | $350,000-$750,000 | $2,995,000-$4,910,000 | ||
| Hard Times Cafe | $30,000 | $449,000-$1,000,000 | ||
| Hooters | $75,000 | 5% | 2.5% | $956,500-$4,275,000 |
| Houlihan's | $40,000 | 4% | $1,600,000-$4,300,000 | |
| House of Jazz | $75,000 | 5% | 2% | $750,000-$1,200,000 |
| Humpty's | $30,000 | 5% | 2% | $495,000-$695,000 |
| I Dream of Falafel | $25,000 | 5% | 3% | $337,811-$470,302 |
| IHOP | $40,000-$50,000 | 4.5% | 3.5% | $414,866-$3,374,043 |
| IL FORNELLO | $35,000 | 4% | 1% | $100,000-$700,000 |
| Indigo Joe's | $30,000 | 5% | 1.5% | $1,200,000-$1,300,000 |
| Kayson's Grille | $25,000 | 5% | 1% | $489,700-$618,000 |
| Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants | $75,000 | 5% | $49,789,087-$70,127,050 | |
| L and L Franchise | $30,000 | 3%-4% | 1%-2% | $133,700-$535,000 |
| La Madeleine | $40,000 | 5% | 2.5% | $1,249,362-$3,088,747 |
| La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill | $25,000-$50,000 | 5% | 3% | $189,550-$992,590 |
| Manhattan Bagel | $25,000 | 5% | 5% | $481,000-$705,000 |
| Manny's Grill | $25,000 | 5% | $171,235-$516,652 | |
| Max & Erma's | $40,000 | 4% | $622,500-$3,100,000 | |
| McAlister's Deli | $15,000-$35,000 | 5% | 3% | $398,000-$2,094,200 |
| Miami Grill | $30,000 | 6% | 3% | $175,000-And Up |
| Naples Tomato | $30,000 | 5% | 5% | $1,353,000-$1,892,500 |
| Original Joe's | $39,000 | 5% | 2% | $950,000 |
| Palapas Restaurants | $30,000 | 5% | $750,000-$2,000,000 | |
| Pantry, The | $40,000 | $450,000-$600,000 | ||
| Perkins | $40,000 | 4% | $1,557,975-$2,742,975 | |
| Perko's Cafe Grill | $35,000 | 4% | $292,500-$1,357,000 | |
| Quaker Steak & Lube | $40,000 | 5% | 3% | $1,800,000-$3,700,000 |
| Red Hot & Blue | $45,000 | 5% | $380,700-$1,000,000 | |
| Rhapsody's | $42,500-$56,000 | 6% | 1 - 3% | $565,000-And Up |
| Ricky's | $45,000 | 4.5% | 3% | $800,000-$950,000 |
| Ricky's All Day Grill | $45,000 | 5% | 3% | $300,000-And Up |
| Roy Rogers | $30,000 | 5% | 3% | $767,250-$1,580,950 |
| Ruby Tuesday | $35,000 | 4% of gross sales | 1.5% of gross sales | $1,559,650-$3,877,400 |
| Salsarita's Fresh Cantina | $30,000 | 5% | 1% Nat'l 1.5% Local | $283,150-$563,900 |
| Sam & Louie's N Y Pizza | $25,000 | 5% | $331,500-$474,700 | |
| Sammy J Peppers | $50,000 | $750,000-$1,500,000 | ||
| Seacrets | $45,000 | 6% and 10% from hotel | 1% local | $1,639,333-$3,061,667 |
| Shingle Inn Cafes | N/A | $250,001-$450,000 | ||
| Shoney's Restaurants | $25,000-$35,000 | 2.5-3.5% | $568,000-$2,800,000 | |
| Smitty's Restaurants | $35,000 | $400,000-$600,000 | ||
| Soul De Cuba Cafe | $65,000 | 6% | $160,350-$487,000 | |
| Soul Fixins' Restaurant | $30,000 | 5% | $274,000-$524,000 | |
| South Philly Steak & Fries | $25,000 | $292,500-$464,500 | ||
| Symposium Cafe | $40,000 | 4% | 1% | $625,000-$675,000 |
| T.G.I. Friday's | N/A | $1,000,000-$3,000,000 | ||
| Taste Of Mediterranean | $12,000-$20,000 | $1,000. a month, Flat Fee. | 2% | $99,000-And Up |
| Tin Star Restaurant | $20,000-$35,000 | 4% | $500,000 | |
| Twin Peaks | $50,000 | 5% | 3% | $1,309,800-$2,365,900 |
| Uccello's Ristorante, Pizzeria & Sports Lounge | $50,000 | 5% | 5% | $1,332,100-$1,958,333 |
| Village Inn Restaurants | $40,000 | 4% | 1%local +0.5%Nat'l | $963,000-$2,570,000 |
| Western Sizzlin | $30,000 | 3% | $811,000-$2,300,000 | |
| White Hen Pantry | $30,000 | Varies | $52,400-$225,200 | |
| White Spot Restaurants | $75,000 | $900,000-And Up | ||
| Wimpys Diner | $30,000 | 4% | 2% | $250,000-$500,000 |
| Winger's Grill & Bar | $35,000 | 4% | $150,000-$550,000 | |
| Zaxby's | $35,000 | 6% | 2.87%-5% | $343,200-$695,200 |