East Coast Wings+Grill franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening an East Coast Wings+Grill franchise takes $434,568 – $927,930 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $43,950 – $80,000. To qualify, East Coast Wings+Grill asks for $242,500 in liquid cash. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
East Coast Wings+Grill franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $43,950 | $80,000 | $43,950 to $80,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $434,568 | $927,930 | $434,568 to $927,930 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $242,500 | $242,500 | $242,500 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $434,568 | $927,930 | $434,568 to $927,930 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means East Coast Wings+Grill's filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | Not disclosed |
See the full East Coast Wings+Grill cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How East Coast Wings+Grill's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where East Coast Wings+Grill's disclosed cost sits against the Food & Beverage category:
- Minimum startup cost of $434,568 — about 1.5× the Food & Beverage median of $282,500.
- Initial franchise fee of $43,950 — about 1.3× the Food & Beverage median of $35,000.
Category medians are computed from the Food & Beverage brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Food & Beverage franchises
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How East Coast Wings+Grill's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2017: began the window at 18 units; 19 units opened, 5 closed, ending at 34 units.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for East Coast Wings+Grill or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask East Coast Wings+Grill for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether East Coast Wings+Grill is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether East Coast Wings+Grill grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only East Coast Wings+Grill can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the East Coast Wings+Grill franchise
East Coast Wings+Grill is a food & beverage franchisor with 34 units at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2017, it began the window at 18 units; its filings record 19 unit openings and 5 closures, ending at 34 units. Its parent company is East Coast Wings Corporation.
Litigation history not in our data for East Coast Wings+Grill — FDD Item 3 is the primary source to check directly.
From the franchisor's materials
Our franchisees own and operate a casual dining restaurant emphasizing chicken wings, sandwiches, burgers, ribs, appetizers, a variety of specialty flavored wings, and spirits (each, a "Restaurant"). As the franchisor, we provide services to our franchisees, including assistance with training, operations, advertising, purchasing and promotional techniques. We currently offer and sell franchises for the right to independently own and operate a full service Restaurant from a traditional location.
East Coast Wings+Grill franchise: quick answers
- How much does an East Coast Wings+Grill franchise cost?
- $434,568 – $927,930 all-in to open, per East Coast Wings+Grill's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many East Coast Wings+Grill units are there?
- 34 units at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have East Coast Wings+Grill's units held up?
- 88.9% of units at risk between 2015 and 2017 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).