Cleanest Restaurant
The total investment to open a Cleanest Restaurant franchise ranges from $120,000 to $182,000. The initial franchise fee is $120,000. Ongoing royalties are 8% plus a 5% advertising fee.
What is the Cleanest Restaurant franchise?
Cleanest Restaurant is a business that provides cleaning services to restaurants. The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document gives an estimated total initial investment of $120,000 to $182,000 and an initial franchise fee equal to the range’s lower amount.
The royalty is 8 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 5 percent. The franchise agreement term is 20 years.
The company is headquartered in MD and was founded in 1974.
Loan Activity Score
66/100
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
Active Lenders
4
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Cleanest Restaurant has 7 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 4 lenders made 7 loans to franchisees of Cleanest Restaurant. PeerSense calculates Cleanest Restaurant's score as 66 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity. Cost figures are based on the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document.
Franchising since 1974 · 7 locations
$120,000 to $182,000
$120,000
7
7 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
StrongDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Cleanest Restaurant
7
Total SBA loans
$147K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Cleanest Restaurant
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Emerging (3 to 9 loans)
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Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
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Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
vs 7.6% peer avg
SBA Loans
7
Total Volume
$1.0M
Active Lenders
4
1 selective
States
7
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 Cleanest Restaurant based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
7.6% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
7 loans
Across 4 lenders
Lender Diversity
4 lenders
Avg 1.8 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$120,000 to $182,000 total
Cleanest Restaurant: 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
2026
3 approvals. The best year on record for Cleanest Restaurant.
Top SBA State
New York
1 SBA financed Cleanest Restaurant locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$147K
Median $140K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Cleanest Restaurant unit.
Lender Concentration
85.7%
Concentrated
Share of Cleanest Restaurant approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Cleanest Restaurant's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2026 (3 approvals). The last five fiscal years account for 100% of cumulative volume ($1.0M approved). Operator density is highest in New York with 1 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $147K, with the median at $140K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 85.7% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$1,242
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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