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Buy a Glory Days Grill Franchise

Glory Days Grill is a sports-themed, family-friendly restaurant and full-service bar chain founded in 1996 in Burke, Virginia, by Richard Danker, Robert Garner and Jeff Newman. The menu is built around American comfort food: jumbo wings, fresh-grilled burgers, ribs, pasta, sandwiches and allergy-conscious and kids’ options, served with daily happy-hour specials. Dining rooms feature numerous televisions and an individual speaker station at each table, letting guests follow the game without missing a moment.

The brand began franchising in 2004 and runs around 39 corporate and franchised restaurants across Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Georgia and Florida, with corporate offices in Gaithersburg, Maryland. In 2023 the Florida franchise run by Outback Steakhouse co-founder Bob Basham acquired the mid-Atlantic restaurants, uniting all locations under one company alongside co-founder Richard Danker and signalling renewed expansion through the Southeast.

Glory Days Grill positions itself as a neighbourhood gathering place for families, local teams and sports fans rather than a late-night bar, and a newer, larger “Sports House” format extends that experience with expanded entertainment.

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Why buy a Glory Days Grill Franchise?

Glory Days Grill pairs a recognisable regional brand with a broad, value-priced menu that draws families, sports fans and groups across multiple dayparts. Backing from Outback Steakhouse co-founder Bob Basham brings large-scale casual-dining operating experience to a concept with more than 25 years of trading history and an active Southeast expansion plan.

To buy a Glory Days Grill franchise is to step into a full-service, dine-in concept with exclusive territories, a proven menu and an established corporate support structure covering operations, marketing and purchasing co-ops. Its community-focused model, anchored by local team sponsorships, helps build the repeat local custom that an independent operator would have to develop from scratch.

Glory Days Grill Franchise Costs & Information

  • Minimum Qualifications

    • Initial Franchise Fee

      $50,000

    • Initial Investment (Total Range)

      $1,696,500 – $2,526,500

  • Royalty

    • Royalty Fee

      3%

      of gross sales

  • Training & Support

    • Initial Training Program

    • Classroom + On-the-job training

    • Ongoing Support

    • Grand Opening Support

Glory Days Grill – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Incoming franchisees receive a hands-on training program through the Gaithersburg, Maryland corporate office, comprising 100 hours of classroom training and 300 hours of on-the-job training, followed by continuing consultation through an assigned franchise manager. Ongoing support includes a toll-free line, field operations, purchasing co-ops, proprietary software and a franchisee intranet, plus marketing help across co-op and regional advertising, social media and email. Resale buyers should confirm what transfer training and system access are provided to incoming owners and existing staff.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Glory Days Grill suits hands-on, operations-led owners with full-service restaurant experience, since absentee ownership is not permitted and the model depends on consistent kitchen execution, bar management and floor service. Owners should be comfortable recruiting and managing sizable teams, controlling food and labour costs, and building community ties through local sports sponsorships. Genuine sports enthusiasm and a family-friendly hospitality instinct fit the brand, as does the capacity to run more than one location over time.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Glory Days Grill has earned a range of local and industry recognition, including “best of” honours for its atmosphere and American menu (among them Best Sports Bar, Best Burger, Best Ribs and Best Chili) and a SmartCEO Fortune 50 award. Its community work has been recognised with the Restaurant Neighbor Award and five McCormick Cornerstone of the Industry awards from the Restaurant Association of Maryland. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific location's local reviews, reputation and community standing.

  4. Industry / Market

    Glory Days Grill operates in the US full-service casual-dining and sports-bar segment, part of a restaurant industry the National Restaurant Association projects to reach roughly $1.5 trillion in sales in 2025. Demand is supported by sustained appetite for live-sports viewing, group dining and value-priced comfort food, though full-service operators face ongoing labour and food-cost pressures. Performance is highly local, so resale buyers should weigh a unit's trade area, nearby competition and the draw of its sports programming on revenue.

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