Boston’s The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar
Bottom line
- Total investment $1.0M – $3.3M including a $50K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $2.4M/year.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 44/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 169 loans (below the industry average).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Boston’s The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
16%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Boston’s The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
30.3%
3.75× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.66×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$8.2M
on $18.9M purchase
Total debt
$10.7M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate full-service gourmet pizza restaurants with integrated sports bar concepts, managing food preparation, table service, bar operations, and sports entertainment programming. Day-to-day responsibilities include staff scheduling and training, food cost management, inventory control, customer service, and marketing to drive both dine-in and takeout/delivery revenue across a protected territory.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 14 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Moderate-to-cautious opportunity with material legal history, missing financial disclosure (Item 19), and modest unit growth that warrants deep franchisee interviews and legal review before commitment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 44 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosed despite $2.36M average revenue — prevents accurate ROI assessment and suggests franchisor may be hiding underperforming units
- 02HIGHHistory of franchisor-initiated litigation against ex-franchisees for breach of contract and liquidated damages recovery indicates aggressive enforcement and potential franchisee relations issues
- 03MEDModest unit growth of 14.3% YoY with only 24 total units suggests limited brand recognition and slower expansion than healthy franchise systems
- 04MEDHigh initial investment range ($1.03M–$3.3M) combined with undisclosed net income creates uncertainty about profitability and payback period
- 05HIGHPrior litigation involving breach of oral agreements indicates possible ambiguity in franchise agreements or compliance expectations
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
32 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Boston’s The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar · FDD (2025) PDF