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Hurricane Grill & Wings / Hurricane Burgers Tacos Wings vs Friendly’s

Franchise Comparison 2026

Both Hurricane Grill & Wings / Hurricane Burgers Tacos Wings and Friendly’s are full-service restaurants franchises. Hurricane Grill & Wings / Hurricane Burgers Tacos Wings requires an investment of $854K – $2.9M while Friendly’s requires $1.1M – $2.7M. Hurricane Grill & Wings / Hurricane Burgers Tacos Wings discloses average revenue of $1.8M; no Item 19 revenue figure is on file for Friendly’s. Note: Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system; Reported as net sales, not gross sales. Friendly’s has SBA lending data on file with a 6.5% charge-off rate. FranchiseVerdict rates Hurricane Grill & Wings / Hurricane Burgers Tacos Wings B (Above average) and Friendly’s B (Above average).

Investment Range
$854K – $2.9M
$1.1M – $2.7M
Franchise Fee
$50K
$30K
Royalty Rate
6.0%
6.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)
$1.8MOutlet subset
N/A
SBA Charge-Off Rate
Limited data
6.5% (37 loans)
Total Units
38
95
Unit Growth (YoY)
-2 units
+8 units
Year Began Franchising
2009
1986
FDD Year
2025
2025