East Coast Wings & Grill
The total investment to open a East Coast Wings & Grill franchise ranges from $110,000 to $1.5M.
What is the East Coast Wings & Grill franchise?
East Coast Wings & Grill is a full service restaurant serving wings and other meals to diners. The estimated total initial investment to open ranges from $110,000 to $1,534,400.
The brand was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Bristol, Tennessee.
Loan Activity Score
46/100
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
Active Lenders
6
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, East Coast Wings & Grill has 11 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 6 lenders made 7 loans to franchisees of East Coast Wings & Grill. PeerSense calculates East Coast Wings & Grill's score as 46 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 2002 · 11 locations
$110,000 to $1.5M
11
11 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
FairDistinct lenders in public SBA records for East Coast Wings & Grill
7
Total SBA loans
$736K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for East Coast Wings & Grill
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Emerging (3 to 9 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
7
Total Volume
$5.2M
Active Lenders
6
1 selective
States
4
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 East Coast Wings & Grill based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
10.3% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
7 loans
Across 6 lenders
Lender Diversity
6 lenders
Avg 1.2 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Premium investment
$110,000 to $1,534,400 total
East Coast Wings & Grill: 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
2018
4 approvals. The best year on record for East Coast Wings & Grill.
Top SBA State
North Carolina
5 SBA financed East Coast Wings & Grill locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$657K
Median $644K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own East Coast Wings & Grill unit.
Lender Concentration
41.7%
Concentrated
Share of East Coast Wings & Grill approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
East Coast Wings & Grill's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2018 (4 approvals). The last five fiscal years account for 14% of cumulative volume ($835K approved). Operator density is highest in North Carolina with 5 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $657K, with the median at $644K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 41.7% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$1,139
Principal & Interest only
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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.
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