Hurricane Grill & Wings / Hurricane Burgers Tacos Wings
Bottom line
- Total investment $539K – $2.9M including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.8M/year (median $1.6M).
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 6 loans (below the industry average).
- 16 litigation matters disclosed in Item 3 — higher than typical. Review the summary for patterns (franchisor-initiated vs. franchisee-initiated).
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 Hurricane Grill & Wings / Hurricane Burgers Tacos Wings unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
15%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Hurricane Grill & Wings / Hurricane Burgers Tacos Wings units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
35.6%
4.58× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.30×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$4.9M
on $14.1M purchase
Total debt
$9.2M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Hurricane Grill & Wings operates casual-dining restaurants serving grilled wings, burgers, tacos, and related comfort food. Franchisees manage day-to-day restaurant operations including food preparation, customer service, inventory management, and staff scheduling, while contributing 6% of net sales as ongoing royalties to the franchisor.
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 · 8 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
High-risk franchise with declining unit count, active litigation regarding securities and marketing fund practices, undisclosed profitability metrics, and franchisor financial distress indicators that suggest significant operational and legal risk to prospective investors.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 5.0% YoY (41 units) indicating system contraction and potential franchisee struggles
- 02HIGHActive litigation including putative class action on securities statements and franchisee lawsuit over marketing fund misuse suggests governance and transparency issues
- 03MINORNo net income disclosure despite $1.77M average revenue raises profitability questions and transparency concerns
- 04HIGHMultiple concluded litigation actions (securities class actions, registration violations, breach of contract disputes) indicate chronic compliance and relationship management problems
- 05HIGHGoing concern status is FALSE — potential financial distress at franchisor level threatens support and viability
- 06MINORHigh investment range ($539K–$2.9M) combined with 6% royalty creates significant financial burden with unproven return
- 07MINORArbitration demands initiated against former franchisees suggests adversarial franchisor-franchisee relationships and potential disputes over obligations
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
46 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Hurricane Grill & Wings / Hurricane Burgers Tacos Wings · FDD (2025) PDF