Is Pepper Lunch or Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders Express cheaper to open?

Pepper Lunch costs $690,800–$1,678,300 and Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders Express costs $810,600–$1,571,700 to open (FDD Item 7). Pepper Lunch has the lower entry cost.

Which is the better franchise, Pepper Lunch or Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders Express?

FranchiseVerdict grades Pepper Lunch B and Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders Express A, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Pepper Lunch vs Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders Express

Franchise Comparison 2026

Both Pepper Lunch and Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders Express are full-service restaurants franchises. Pepper Lunch requires an investment of $691K – $1.7M while Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders Express requires $811K – $1.6M. Pepper Lunch discloses average revenue of $1.7M; Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders Express does not report Item 19 data. FranchiseVerdict rates Pepper Lunch B (Above average) and Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders Express A (Strongest tier).

Metric	Pepper Lunch	Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders Express
Verdict Grade	BAbove averageAbove average	AStrongest tierStrongest tier
Investment Range	$691K – $1.7M	$811K – $1.6M
Franchise Fee	$50K	$35K
Royalty Rate	5.0%	5.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	$1.7M	N/A
SBA Charge-Off Rate	N/A	N/A
Total Units	8	N/A
Unit Growth (YoY)	N/A	N/A
Year Began Franchising	2023	2016
FDD Year	2026	2026