Bottom line
- Total investment $349K – $475K including a $35K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 6 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 85.0% CAGR over 3 years with 37 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 Paik’s Noodle unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
29%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate casual counter-service or quick-casual noodle restaurants serving Korean-style noodle dishes (likely ramen, bibim noodle, or regional specialties). Day-to-day responsibilities include food preparation, inventory management, customer service, kitchen operations, and local marketing execution within their protected territory.
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 · 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
Paik's Noodle presents moderate-to-caution risk: aggressive growth in an immature system with zero financial transparency and high capital requirements create ROI uncertainty and limited peer support infrastructure.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure (average unit volumes and profitability completely opaque)
- 02MINORHigh initial investment ($349k-$475k) with no transparent ROI benchmarks to evaluate payback period
- 03MINORRapid expansion (32.1% YoY growth) in a young, unproven system raises sustainability and support quality concerns
- 04MINORSmall unit base (37 locations) limits franchisee network for peer validation and increases system vulnerability
- 05MINOR4% royalty rate is competitive but offers minimal franchise support cushion given small scale
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
39 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Paik’s Noodle · FDD (2026) PDF