Gyu-Kaku
The initial franchise fee is $50,000.
What is the Gyu-Kaku franchise?
Gyu Kaku is a restaurant where diners grill food at their tables. It serves customers looking for a shared meal. The initial franchise fee is $50,000.
The franchise is based in CA.
Loan Activity Score
57/100
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
Active Lenders
10
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Gyu-Kaku has 12 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 10 lenders made 13 loans to franchisees of Gyu-Kaku. PeerSense calculates Gyu-Kaku's score as 57 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
12 locations
$50,000
12
12 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
ModerateDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Gyu-Kaku
13
Total SBA loans
$1.4M
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Gyu-Kaku
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
13
Total Volume
$17.8M
Active Lenders
10
2 selective
States
9
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 Gyu-Kaku based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
10.3% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
13 loans
Across 10 lenders
Lender Diversity
10 lenders
Avg 1.3 loans per lender
Gyu-Kaku: 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
2019
3 approvals. The best year on record for Gyu-Kaku.
Top SBA State
Florida
2 SBA financed Gyu-Kaku locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$1.4M
Median $1.2M. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Gyu-Kaku unit.
Lender Concentration
46.2%
Concentrated
Share of Gyu-Kaku approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Gyu-Kaku's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2019 (3 approvals). The last five fiscal years account for 31% of cumulative volume ($9.8M approved). Operator density is highest in Florida with 2 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $1.4M, with the median at $1.2M. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 46.2% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$5,176
Principal & Interest only
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Gyu-Kaku, unit breakdown
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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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