LA Crawfish
The total investment to open a LA Crawfish franchise ranges from $346,000 to $503,500. The initial franchise fee is $35,000.
What is the LA Crawfish franchise?
LA Crawfish is a full service restaurant where diners can order seafood boils and other dishes with Cajun and Vietnamese flavors. The estimated total initial investment to open is $346,000 to $503,500, and the initial franchise fee is $35,000.
Its headquarters are in Houston, TX. The brand was founded in 2010.
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, LA Crawfish has 2 locations.
Franchising since 2010 · 2 locations
$346,000 to $503,500
$35,000
2
SBA Lending Activity for LA Crawfish
Loan Activity Score
This franchise has not yet been scored by the Franchise Performance Index. Scores are calculated based on public FDD data, SBA loan performance, and system level metrics.
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Key performance metrics for LA Crawfish based on SBA lending data
Investment Tier
Significant investment
$346,000 to $503,500 total
Why LA Crawfish Doesn't Appear in Public SBA Data
The SBA 7(a) program publishes loan level data for every approved franchise borrower. LA Crawfish does not currently appear in those public records, and that absence carries useful information for prospective franchisees evaluating this brand.
Likely explanations for the absence
- With under 25 units system wide, transaction volume is small enough that any SBA activity could fall below the reporting visibility threshold in any given fiscal year.
Absence from SBA records does not mean a brand is un fundable. It typically means the franchise system uses alternative capital sources, or that current franchisees self fund, secure conventional bank financing, or roll over equity from a prior business sale rather than going through an SBA guaranteed 7(a) loan. For prospective LA Crawfish franchisees, the practical question is which financing path actually closes for this brand's profile.
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$3,582
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- 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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