How much is a Slick City franchise? $1,498,565 – $3,091,357 to open, per its disclosure filings
$1,498,565 – $3,091,357
Opening a Slick City franchise takes $1,498,565 – $3,091,357 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is not disclosed in the filings we cover. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated. The ledger below itemizes every figure we can source for Slick City, each one dated, so you can check the numbers before anyone gets your contact details.
Slick City cost table
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $1,498,565 | $3,091,357 | $1,498,565 to $3,091,357 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $1,498,565 | $3,091,357 | $1,498,565 to $3,091,357 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means Slick City's filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | Not disclosed |
What's in that number — and what isn't
The $1,498,565 – $3,091,357 range is derived from Slick City's filed initial-investment disclosure (FDD Item 7 class): build-out, equipment, and opening costs as the franchisor stated them. Your market's real estate, labor, and build-out prices can land you outside it.
Not in the opening number: ongoing royalties (rate not disclosed), and your operating losses while the unit ramps. Every figure marked "Not disclosed" above is a gap in the filings, not a zero.
How Slick City's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Slick City's disclosed cost sits against the Entertainment & Recreation category:
- Minimum startup cost of $1,498,565 — about in line with the Entertainment & Recreation median of $1,498,565.
Category medians are computed from the Entertainment & Recreation brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Entertainment & Recreation franchises
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Slick City or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Slick City for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.