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The Big Whiskey’s menu features fan favorite appetizers, award winning wings, hand-cut steaks, creative, fresh salads, craveable tacos, best-in-class burgers, a celebrated bar and much more.
Big Whiskey’s isn’t the average restaurant bar. Big Whiskey’s is a game day destination, a happy hour hot spot, a relaxing dinner and a laid back spot for brunch. With an extensive bar menu featuring over 100 whiskeys, 20 beers on tap and more than 40 original cocktails Big Whiskey’s has something to suit every guest.
Long time industry leading inventory and operations systems, plus an eye for detail makes Big Whiskey's American Restaurant & Bar one of the most affordable and profitable restaurant franchise opportunities. Big Whiskey's exceeds both the industry segment average and our direct competitors in several cost and revenue categories. Explore the graphs below to see what makes Big Whiskey's a smart franchise investment.
EBITDAR is a metric used to measure a restaurant franchise's overall financial performance. The higher the percentage, the better. EBITDAR=Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and restructuring or rent costs.
Prime cost accounts for the largest expenses of a restaurant franchise, labor and cost of goods. We are proud to boast that our prime cost beats out our competition considerably, making us one of the most profitable franchises to own.
Why does our ticket average easily beat our franchise competitors? Our liquor, beer and wine sales are much higher than our competitors and our strong, well balanced menu mix, engineered for maximum sales encourages guests to order more.
With our efficient kitchen footprint and our thorough build out oversight your franchise investment with Big Whiskey's will work harder for you than with most other brands in our segment.
*costs are for ground up new builds
With our efficient kitchen footprint and our thorough build out oversight your franchise investment with Big Whiskey's will work harder for you than with most other brands in our segment.
*costs are for ground up new builds
Comprehensive training, seated and hands-on, is held at both a corporate location and on-site at your restaurant to ensure you and your staff are fully ready before your grand opening. You will continue to receive support throughout the opening and will be assigned a New Store Coordinator, a corporate trainer who aids in tying up loose ends to make certain your store meets our high quality standards before guests enter the building.
We are continually improving upon our systems to help you keep your inventory, COGS and labor in check, easily manage online orders, provide you with full training resources, operations support and much more.
Our dedicated team of marketing professionals will guide you through a grand opening marketing campaign, your grand opening event and will provide ongoing support, guidance, and expertise.
Big Whiskey’s will ensure that you are set up for success from day one with our suppliers, including assisting with your initial orders and deliveries.
You will receive a copy of our detailed reference guide including signature recipes, kitchen prep step-by-step instructions, quality control guidelines, job descriptions and much more.
Our Director of Franchise Operations will provide continual training, support and guidance both on-site and remotely. With detailed and consistent unit reviews you can feel confident that your store is operating to its fullest potential and providing your guests a great experience.
In our fifteen years, we’ve built lock-step relationships with our key providers. You’ll have access to our key suppliers, like US Foods and Coca Cola, with excellent negotiated pricing and terms for key products and supplies. What would this mean for you? You buy direct from our suppliers at Big Whiskey’s preferred pricing with no mark up.
We have spent years researching and implementing industry leading technologies into our restaurant franchise operations. You can be assured that our systems will help secure your bottom line, assist you with marketing and will leave you with little room for error.
Typically we recommend 20% of the total project cost. Project cost can range from $1.4M to $4M depending on land cost own vs leasing etc. $150K minimum $250K is best.
Yes, OakStar is currently our preferred SBA lender
Costs range from $1.4M to $4M depending on land cost to own vs leasing etc.
We do not but we can help locate a commercial realtor in your area.
Varies depending on local parking requirements. Typically 1.1 to 1.5 acres
The franchise fee covers our initial site and construction visits. It also covers the cost of trainers during management training.
We require all managers to go through training at (at least) one of our corporate locations. Upon completion of your store, prior to opening, there is extensive on-site training for all areas of the restaurant.
No. While we prefer an owner/operator, a properly incentivized manager can perform just as well.
1% national marketing fee goes towards group projects, asset development, support and expert marketing guidance. It also covers some marketing in your local market.
SOCI, Toast, Shiftnotes, OLO, Paytronix and DineEngine App Support.
Your royalties cover the cost of support staff for the franchisees, brand and menu development and ongoing support. We conduct quarterly reviews and training verifications at no additional cost to the franchisee as long as they are in compliance.
Net Sales + mandatory service charges + excess of 2% Discounted sales.
4104 N. State Highway NN, STE 105 I Ozark, MO 65721
417-851-5004
www.bigwhiskeysfranchise.com
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