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Summary:

Serving simple, great-tasting food from a menu of all-American favorites and also featuring localized Chicago favorites including classic chicken sandwiches, Italian Beef & Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches, Chicago-style Hot Dogs, fries, onion rings and rich, delicious hand-dipped shakes & malts. No hamburgers due to an exclusive with another concept in the food court, but may serve Johnny’s own turkey or veggie burgers.

This new quick-service restaurant operates with fast, friendly walk-up registers. Dine in the food court or take out. Turn key operation. NO franchise fees or royalty fees at this location!

Confidential listing, please do not discuss with employees.

Business Website: https://johnnyrockets.com

Competition:

Known for their classic comfort food and friendly service in a relaxed, casual, bright, clean, cheerful atmosphere. A time-tested brand with an extraordinarily high awareness level, a loyal customer base and a broad demographic appeal. All sandwiches are fresh, never-frozen, fries are a larger cut, crunchy outside & like a baked potato inside. Signature onion rings have a special recipe sourdough breading. Plus, millions of people go out of their way for their thick, creamy shakes & malts hand made with extra fancy Danish vanilla ice cream & fresh milk.

Growth and Expansion:

Been in business over 25 yrs - first restaurant opened in 1986 in Los Angeles. Currently operates 300 corporate & franchise-owned restaurants in 30 states & 16 countries. The leading global restaurant chain providing a classic all-American experience. Johnny Rockets is an international superstar w/outstanding brand recognition: 1 Billion positive printed news, 800 television news segments, 100,000 U.S. Facebook fans, 5,000 relevant Bloggers & 7,000 customer-posted videos. Each year, this popular franchise serves 2.1 mil orders of onion rings, 8 mil lbs of fries, 11.3 mil soda pops, 8.3 mil Shakes & Malts and 815,000 gallons of ice cream.

Location:

Prime retail space in the famed Merchandise Mart - Chicago's Most Historic Building! Located in the near north side of the city on the Chicago River. Home to 15 major trade & consumer shows as well as hundreds of meetings & special events. Open to the public, the building continues to be a leading retailing & wholesale destination, hosting 38,500 visitors & tenants per day. Plus it’s also home to 4,000 Google employees!! The Area Developer secured this very difficult to acquire space in the food court and is now looking for a buyer.

County: Cook

Facilities:

Square Feet: 700. Seating: Food Court. Days/Hrs of Operation: Mo-Fr 9a-5p & Sa Optional.

Real Estate: Leased

Support/Training: Four-week comprehensive training program at a Certified US Training Restaurant.