Question 1

Is Wings and Rings or Giordano’s® Restaurants cheaper to open?

Accepted Answer

Wings and Rings costs $1,503,100–$2,015,500 and Giordano’s® Restaurants costs $1,565,000–$2,056,000 to open (FDD Item 7). Wings and Rings has the lower entry cost.

Question 2

Which earns more, Wings and Rings or Giordano’s® Restaurants?

Accepted Answer

Wings and Rings reports $2,730,057 average annual unit revenue vs $1,846,407 for Giordano’s® Restaurants (FDD Item 19). Wings and Rings is higher. For Wings and Rings: Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system; Reported as net sales, not gross sales. For Giordano’s® Restaurants: Item 19 of this FDD reports outlet performance by restaurant format and location, and separately for franchised and company-owned restaurants, and states no single system-wide average. The figure shown here is not one the filing publishes; the cohorts it does disclose are listed with it.; Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system.

Question 3

Which is the better franchise, Wings and Rings or Giordano’s® Restaurants?

Accepted Answer

FranchiseVerdict grades Wings and Rings C and Giordano’s® Restaurants B, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Metric	Wings and Rings	Giordano’s® Restaurants
Verdict Grade	CAverage	BAbove average
Investment Range	$1.5M – $2.0M	$1.6M – $2.1M
Franchise Fee	$40K	$40K
Royalty Rate	Up to 5% of Net Sales	6.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	$2.7MOutlet subset	$1.8MCohort-only Item 19 · Outlet subset
SBA Charge-Off Rate	37.0% (62 loans)	Limited data
Total Units	58	60
Unit Growth (YoY)	-2 units	-1 units
Year Began Franchising	2005	1980
FDD Year	2025	2025

Wings and Rings vs Giordano’s® Restaurants