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Golden Corral

Restaurants & FoodSBA loans FY2020–FY2026

30

SBA Loans

$65.6M

Total Financed

$2.2M

Avg Loan Size

-60%

YoY Loan Growth

How Golden Corral Compares

  • Ranks #77 of 1,075 Restaurants & Food brands by SBA loan count (#366 of 3,543 overall).
  • Its average loan of $2.2M is 422% above the Restaurants & Food median of $419K.
  • Its 0.0% charge-off rate compares to a 1.3% average across all Restaurants & Food brands.

SBA Loan Activity by Fiscal Year

Fiscal YearLoansTotal Financed
FY20206$9.7M
FY20215$10.8M
FY20226$15.9M
FY20234$7.7M
FY20245$5.8M
FY20252$6.7M
FY20262$9.0M

FY2026 may be a partial year -- the SBA dataset is refreshed quarterly and the most recent fiscal year is often incomplete.

Where Golden Corral Is Getting SBA-Financed

Texas5 loans · $19.2MCalifornia4 loans · $4.7MNorth Carolina4 loans · $10.4MFlorida3 loans · $5.5MColorado2 loans · $4.5MUtah2 loans · $550KNew Hampshire1 loan · $2.7MWisconsin1 loan · $3.0MNew Mexico1 loan · $1.7MKentucky1 loan · $890KGeorgia1 loan · $4.7MOklahoma1 loan · $1.8MAlaska1 loan · $1.8MMississippi1 loan · $1.2MAlabama1 loan · $150K

Recent SBA-Financed Golden Corral Locations

Borrower names and amounts as reported in the SBA's public 7(a) loan dataset.

410 Corral LLCSAN ANTONIO, TX
$4,031,3002026-06-09
GRO GC Inc.WINSTON SALEM, NC
$5,000,0002026-03-16
Golden Corral RaleighRALEIGH, NC
$3,000,0002025-02-03
JFK2, LLCAUSTIN, TX
$3,728,0002024-11-19
Mountain West Corral, IncLOGAN, UT
$200,0002024-08-27
Golden Corral AberdeenAberdeen, MD
$2,787,2002024-06-13
ELRI.PARKER, INC.Dothan, AL
$150,0002024-06-04
Port Richey Sunset LLCPORT RICHEY, FL
$1,485,0002024-05-13
Mountain South Corral, Inc.Flowood, MS
$1,154,0002023-11-17
Anchorage Corral LLCAnchorage, AK
$1,764,5002023-09-24
GC Roxboro, LLCLillington, NC
$1,369,0002023-02-13
LA Corral Three Inc.BAKERSFIELD, CA
$420,0002022-11-30
Golden Corral #793Aurora, CO
$4,100,0002022-10-26
Mountain West Corral, IncLAYTON, UT
$350,0002022-07-18
Burch Enterprises LLCSAN ANTONIO, TX
$2,620,0002022-06-27
Covina Corral, Inc.COVINA, CA
$1,420,0002022-04-13
5 Star Corral, LLCOKLAHOMA CITY, OK
$1,841,3002022-03-04
SIX GUN CORRAL, L.P.EL PASO, TX
$5,000,0002022-02-15
Slentz Realty Company, LLCALBANY, GA
$4,700,0002021-12-02
Juarez Holdings Albcoors LLCALBUQUERQUE, NM
$1,700,0002021-09-17
Florence Corral LLCFLORENCE, KY
$890,0002021-09-17
John & Jeremiah Enterprises, Inc.AMARILLO, TX
$3,870,0002021-09-17
Sinda Food, Inc.CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA
$1,500,0002021-09-03
Panama City Corral LLCPANAMA CITY, FL
$2,820,0002021-08-04
Panama City Corral LLCPanama City, FL
$1,200,0002020-08-14

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Golden Corral growing or shrinking?

Golden Corral's SBA loan count fell 60% year-over-year. A decline in SBA financing doesn't necessarily mean the brand is shrinking -- franchisees may be using other financing, or SBA lending patterns may have shifted broadly.

How much does it cost to open a Golden Corral franchise?

We don't have that figure -- investment ranges and fees come from a franchisor's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), which this site doesn't parse (see methodology). The average SBA loan size of $2.2M (422% above the typical Restaurants & Food brand's $419K) is a rough proxy, but SBA loans often cover only part of total investment.

What's the SBA loan default rate for Golden Corral?

0 of 30 SBA loans to Golden Corral franchisees (0.0%) have been charged off since FY2020, compared to 1.3% across all Restaurants & Food brands.

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Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan dataset. View dataset