Chicago Pizza With A Twist
The total investment to open a Chicago Pizza With A Twist franchise ranges from $94,000 to $417,820.
What is the Chicago Pizza With A Twist franchise?
Chicago Pizza With A Twist is a sit down restaurant that sells pizza, including Chicago style pies with creative variations. Its estimated total initial investment to open is $94,000 to $417,820.
The company is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.
Loan Activity Score
61/100
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
Active Lenders
12
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Chicago Pizza With A Twist has 17 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 12 lenders made 19 loans to franchisees of Chicago Pizza With A Twist. PeerSense calculates Chicago Pizza With A Twist's score as 61 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
17 locations
$94,000 to $417,820
17
17 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
ModerateDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Chicago Pizza With A Twist
19
Total SBA loans
$265K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Chicago Pizza With A Twist
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Growing (10 to 24 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.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
19
Total Volume
$5.0M
Active Lenders
12
6 selective
States
10
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
Franchise Financing Resources
Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Chicago Pizza With A Twist based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
10.3% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
19 loans
Across 12 lenders
Lender Diversity
12 lenders
Avg 1.6 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$94,000 to $417,820 total
Chicago Pizza With A Twist: Deep SBA Data
Brand specific metrics derived directly from SBA 7(a) approval records: peak lending year, leading state, average loan size, and lender concentration. PeerSense computes these per brand so capital advisors and prospective franchisees can benchmark this opportunity against the rest of the franchise universe.
Peak SBA Year
2023
7 approvals. The best year on record for Chicago Pizza With A Twist.
Top SBA State
Texas
4 SBA financed Chicago Pizza With A Twist locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$265K
Median $250K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Chicago Pizza With A Twist unit.
Lender Concentration
42.1%
Concentrated
Share of Chicago Pizza With A Twist approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Chicago Pizza With A Twist's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2023 (7 approvals). The last five fiscal years account for 84% of cumulative volume ($4.3M approved). Operator density is highest in Texas with 4 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $265K, with the median at $250K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 42.1% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$973
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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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; it does not lend, fund, or approve loans, and the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- 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.
- In the 12 months through September 30, 2026, PeerSense tracked 912 publicly announced financings with a disclosed size of $361.32 billion. PeerSense Capital Data Report · Methodology page
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