Inchin's Bamboo Garden
Bottom line
- Total investment $634K – $866K including a $25K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 6 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -13.0% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 INCHIN'S BAMBOO GARDEN unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
16%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Inchin's Bamboo Garden franchisees operate casual-dining Asian restaurants serving noodles, bamboo shoots, and Asian cuisine. Day-to-day operations include managing kitchen and front-of-house staff, food sourcing and preparation, customer service, and local marketing within a protected territory. Franchisees are responsible for lease negotiation, build-out compliance, staffing, and maintaining brand standards while paying 6% of gross sales in royalties.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 22 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
Inchin's Bamboo Garden presents CAUTION-to-HIGH RISK due to recent regulatory violation, absent financial disclosures, stagnant unit count, and going concern flag—unsuitable for risk-averse investors without extensive current franchisee validation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating
- 01MINORRegulatory violation in 2024: WADFI alleged unregistered franchise sales (2017); franchisor signed Consent Order without admitting wrongdoing, suggesting compliance gaps
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure: Average revenue and net income not disclosed, preventing ROI analysis on $633,500-$866,000 investment with 6% royalty burden
- 03MEDStagnant or undisclosed unit growth: Only 21 units with no growth trajectory provided; mature systems typically show 30+ units or documented expansion
- 04HIGHGoing Concern status: Marked as 'False' suggests potential financial instability or structural concerns at franchisor level
- 05MINOROpaque financial performance: 6% royalty on unknown revenue streams creates uncertainty about actual franchisee profitability and break-even timelines
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
36 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
INCHIN'S BAMBOO GARDEN · FDD (2025) PDF