Hungry For Success?
We've got the tested recipe!

Our winning recipe involves a lot more than just a celebrated barbeque sauce. It's the care and attention Squealers® takes in every step of the process that makes the food special. The sweet smoky taste doesn't come from a bottle or laboratory. Select cuts of meat are lightly seasoned to perfection and carefully smoked daily, for up to fourteen hours over seasoned, aged cherry wood in the Southern Pride Smokin' Pit. The flavor is rich and authentic. Complemented by homestyle sides, every meal is a delicious, down-home experience.

Squealers® offers a full menu, featuring everything from fantastic soups and salads to tasty desserts that keep guests coming back for more. And to round-out the business, an extensive carry-out and catering menu are available.

We'll Share Our Secret Recipe With You!

We'll train and assist you with everything you need to make your new Squealers® a success!

• Train you in food purchasing, preparation and customer service
• Assist you with hands-on training and operations manuals
• Support your marketing efforts and provide in-store promotional items
• A Squealers® team member will always be on-call for assistance and guidance

We invite you to visit a Squealers® near you and taste for yourself our award-winning barbeque. We're confident it will ignite your passion.

Be The Head Hog

We are looking to award franchises to people who share our goals, values and passion for an entertaining dining experience and great barbeque. If you enjoy hard work and the rewarding challenges of operating your own business, Squealers® may be the right opportunity for you.

Typically, a Squealers® franchise costs considerably less than a comparable full-service restaurant franchise. Our casual dine-in and carry-out restaurant concept is designed to provide an exceptional experience for guests and maximize return without compromising quality. When you compare Squealers® to other franchises, you'll see the numbers speak for themselves. Our proven track record and award-winning barbeque is the recipe for success.

The Barbeque taste buds are hotter than ever and in order to capitalize on the market a Squealers® franchise includes:

• Full-service, casual dinning and carry-out with lunch and dinner service
• Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
• Catering service and related food products
• Specialty merchandise and retail "sauce" shop

The cost to open a Squealers® franchise varies due to a variety of factors, such as restaurant size and location. The total initial investment necessary to open a Squealers® restaurant and begin operations can be as low as $402,800. This includes an initial franchise fee that must be paid upon set-up.

For complete details, please take a minute to complete the confidential information form to the right. When we receive the form, we will send you our "Franchise Disclosure Document" for your review.

Bring Home The Bacon And The Ribs

Once you taste Squealers® award-winning barbeque, we know you'll want more than just a rack of ribs. Our exceptional food will ignite your passion; our dining concept and proven track record will delight your accountant.

Squealers® restaurant is a great opportunity within the fast-growing casual dining market. With a low start-up cost, superb franchisee support and proven success, Squealers® is an irresistible investment opportunity.

• Proven Success
  • A solid track record since we opened our first restaurant in 2001

• Skilled & Comprehensive Support
  • Sensational food and polished operations standards with hands-on training

• Low start-up cost
  • Store units are designed to be easily placed in strip centers or conversion and do not require free-standing build-outs
  • The cost to open a Squealers® franchise varies due to a variety of factors, such as restaurant size and location. The total initial investment necessary to open a Squealers® restaurant and begin operations can be as low as $402,800. This includes an initial franchise fee that must be paid upon set-up.

• Healthy ROI
  • The Squealers® restaurant concept is designed to achieve growth with a solid return
  • The concept has proven itself by providing a profit within the opening year of operation at both locations, meaning people like it!

• Single or Multi-Unit Franchises Available
  • Top Notch Restaurants is looking to award Squealers® franchises to people who share our goals, values and passion for an entertaining dining experience and great barbeque. If you enjoy hard work and the rewarding challenges of operating your own business, Squealers® may be the right opportunity for you.
  • Restaurant experience is helpful, but not required for single-unit operators.

Our Story

The award-winning smoky barbeque flavor that is uniquely Squealers® had humble beginnings. It all started a decade ago, in a custom-built 30-foot trailer equipped with a Southern Pride 500 spk smoker, sinks and refrigeration. Traveling to barbeque cook-offs and Ribfest events throughout the South, East and Midwest, President and founder Jeff Yater perfected the Squealers® recipe and won the hearts and taste buds of hard-core barbeque lovers and judges alike. Armed with a loyal following, a superior reputation and over 65 awards from regional, national and world barbeque authorities, Squealers® knew they had the recipe for success.

Using only the finest cuts of meats, smoked to perfection over select seasoned cherry wood complemented by its award-winning barbeque recipes and southern-style side dishes, Squealers® opened its first restaurant in the spring of 2001. The people of Mooresville and central Indiana couldn't get their fill of this great barbeque. It wasn't long before Squealers® became the premier destination for down home barbeque in the Midwest. Our combination of incredible barbeque and tasty sides, all served up at an affordable price helped Squealers® grow beyond their Mooresville store.

In 2004 Squealers® opened their second location on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Facing fierce competition from national chain restaurants, Squealers'® recipe for success proved to be a winner. Our 212-seat facility quickly became the top spot for barbeque enthusiasts, eager for a one-of-a-kind dining experience.