Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pi
The total investment to open a Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pi franchise ranges from $133,650 to $307,400. The initial franchise fee is $20,000. Ongoing royalties are 6%.
What is the Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pi franchise?
Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pi is a pizza restaurant franchise that sells gourmet pizza to people ordering meals. The estimated total initial investment is $133,650 to $307,400, and the initial franchise fee is $20,000.
The royalty is 6 percent of sales. The headquarters are in Marysville, Washington.
Loan Activity Score
17/100
SBA Default Rate
50.0%
Active Lenders
6
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pi has 3 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 6 lenders made 6 loans to franchisees of Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pi. PeerSense calculates Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pi's score as 17 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
3 locations
$133,650 to $307,400
$20,000
3
3 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pi
6
Total SBA loans
$231K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pi
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
50.0%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
6
Total Volume
$1.4M
Active Lenders
6
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 Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pi based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
50.0%
39.7% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
6 loans
Across 6 lenders
Lender Diversity
6 lenders
Avg 1.0 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$133,650 to $307,400 total
Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pi: 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
2008
3 approvals. The best year on record for Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pi.
Top SBA State
Washington
4 SBA financed Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pi locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$207K
Median $195K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pi unit.
Lender Concentration
37.5%
Moderately Spread
Share of Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pi approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pi's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2008 (3 approvals). Operator density is highest in Washington with 4 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $207K, with the median at $195K. Lender mix is moderately spread: the top three SBA lenders account for 37.5% of approvals. Meaningful choice exists, but specific lenders carry the brand.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$1,384
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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