Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar
The total investment to open a Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar franchise ranges from $1.0M to $3.3M. The initial franchise fee is $50,000. Ongoing royalties are 5% plus a 3% advertising fee.
What is the Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar franchise?
Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar is a full service restaurant serving food and drinks, including pizza, to diners and sports fans. The estimated total initial investment is $1,030,500 to $3,306,375, and the initial franchise fee is $50,000, according to the 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document.
The royalty is 5 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 3 percent. The franchise agreement term is 10 years. The brand was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.
Loan Activity Score
40/100
SBA Default Rate
13.5%
Active Lenders
32
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar has 32 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 32 lenders made 37 loans to franchisees of Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar. PeerSense calculates Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar's score as 40 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity. Cost figures are based on the 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document.
Franchising since 1964 · 32 locations
$1.0M to $3.3M
$50,000
32
32 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
FairDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar
37
Total SBA loans
$1.2M
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Established (25 to 99 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
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Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
13.5%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
37
Total Volume
$44.5M
Active Lenders
32
1 selective
States
13
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
13.5%
3.2% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
37 loans
Across 32 lenders
Lender Diversity
32 lenders
Avg 1.2 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Premium investment
$1,030,500 to $3,306,375 total
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$10,668
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
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Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar, unit breakdown
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
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- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
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