Buying an East Side Mario’s franchise in Canada
East Side Mario’s is a Recipe Unlimited restaurant brand. Its franchising page gives a total investment of $1,400,000 - $1,600,000 with $560K -$640K cash required, and says the franchising team can say whether any existing franchises are for sale (as published, read Oct 22, 2026). Deavo listed 6 East Side Mario’s listings on Oct 20, 2026 in Ontario.
East Side Mario's is a trademark of its owner. Deavo is not affiliated with or endorsed by East Side Mario's or Recipe Unlimited Corporation; the name identifies the businesses listed for sale. Figures are quoted from the franchisor’s own pages and are not verified by Deavo.
What East Side Mario's publishes
As published on recipeunlimited.com, read Oct 22, 2026| Item | As published | Source | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | Not published — not on the page read | recipeunlimited.com/…/east-side-marios | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Total investment (East Side Mario’s page) | $1,400,000 - $1,600,000 Answer to “What are the franchise costs for an East Side Mario’s?” | recipeunlimited.com/…/east-side-marios | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Cash required (East Side Mario’s page) | $560K -$640K Recipe’s wording: “cash required” | recipeunlimited.com/…/east-side-marios | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Total investment (all-brands table) | $1.1M - $2.8M Range by concept and format, in Recipe’s table for all its brands | recipeunlimited.com/…/franchise-investments | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Minimum cash contribution (all-brands table) | $350,000 - $850,000 Recipe’s own label: “Minimum Cash Contribution” | recipeunlimited.com/…/franchise-investments | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Net worth required | Not published — not on the page read | recipeunlimited.com/…/franchise-investments | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Royalty | Not published — not on the page read | recipeunlimited.com/…/faq | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Advertising fund | Not published — not on the page read | recipeunlimited.com/…/faq | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Term and renewal | Not published — not on the page read | recipeunlimited.com/…/east-side-marios | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Training | Not published — not on the page read — no duration is published | recipeunlimited.com/…/faq | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Existing restaurants for sale | Offered “…franchise partnership opportunities for both new restaurants as well as existing restaurant sales”; the franchising team says whether any are currently for sale | recipeunlimited.com/…/east-side-marios | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Available areas | ON, NS, AB, SK Ten markets listed, one in Chatham, ON marked “SOLD” | recipeunlimited.com/…/east-side-marios | Oct 22, 2026 |
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Two Recipe pages give different investment figures and both are shown as published. Royalty and advertising rates are said to vary by concept and are not in the page text; the franchise disclosure document sets out every recurring fee.
Buying an existing East Side Mario’s
East Side Mario’s says it offers “franchise partnership opportunities for both new restaurants as well as existing restaurant sales”, and that you can “connect with the franchising team to learn if there are any existing franchises for sale”. It names no restaurant and no price. A resale is bought from the current franchisee, and the franchise agreement may give the franchisor a say in who takes over. See who has to approve a franchise resale and what a transfer fee is.
Training and opening
No length of training is stated on the East Side Mario’s page or in the Recipe investment pages read (read Oct 22, 2026). Recipe’s FAQ lists what its training covers — operations, menu knowledge, management skills, food safety, hands-on restaurant experience and online modules — without a duration. Ask the franchisor how long it runs and whether a resale buyer repeats it: does buying a resale require retraining?
Financing
None of the East Side Mario’s or Recipe franchising pages read names a lender or a financing programme. For financing routes to ask about — the Canada Small Business Financing Program, BDC, conventional lenders and vendor take-backs — see can a franchise purchase be financed?
Where East Side Mario’s is expanding
The franchising page lists current opportunities in Ontario, Nova Scotia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, plus one Ontario market marked sold. Deavo’s East Side Mario’s listings on Oct 20, 2026 were in Ontario (6). The full list is on the locations page for this brand.
Disclosure law where East Side Mario’s is listed
Ontario, the one province with East Side Mario’s listings, has a franchise disclosure statute. Late or missing disclosure can give a franchisee a statutory right to rescind the franchise agreement, and that right runs on a deadline. Recipe’s FAQ says exact fees and terms are in the franchise disclosure document for each brand, which is where to look for the royalty and advertising rates its pages do not show. Keep the date you actually receive it.
Ontario
Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000 — the franchisor must deliver a disclosure document at least 14 days before you sign anything or pay any money.
Franchises for sale in Ontario →General information, not legal advice — franchise legislation differs by province and changes over time.
East Side Mario's listings on Deavo
6 listings · 3 with an asking priceDeavo shows every listing it has seen, so one location can appear more than once when several sites advertise it. Asking prices are what sellers advertise, not sale prices.
Sources
Franchisor figures are quoted from the franchisor’s own Canadian pages on the date shown and are not verified by Deavo. Statutes are cited for the provinces where this brand is currently listed.
- 01Recipe Unlimited (East Side Mario’s)CompanyEast Side Mario’s Franchising | Franchise Opportunities
- 02Recipe UnlimitedCompanyRecipe Unlimited Franchise Investments | Restaurant Franchising in Canada
- 03Recipe UnlimitedCompanyRecipe Unlimited Franchising FAQ | Restaurant Franchising in Canada
- 04Government of OntarioGovernmentArthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 3
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