Golden Corral, by the numbers
Every figure below comes from real financed deals — what buyers paid, where, and how the loans performed.
SBA Franchise Directory: listed ✓ (identifier S0729)
29 deals since 2020 · typical deal $1.7M · 0% failure rate
29
Deals since 2020
$1.7M
Typical deal
3
Deals since FY2025
0%
Failure rate (FY20–23)
What buyers pay for Golden Corral
Most Golden Corral deals financed between $1.15M and $2.99M. Above $2.99M, you're paying more than 75% of buyers did — make the seller earn it.
- Monthly payment (10-yr)
- $22,231
- Down payment (10%)
- $189K
- Cash to close (all-in)
- $260K
Estimates at today's rates and standard 7(a) terms. Not a loan offer.
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Recent financings
- GRO GC Inc. in Winston Salem, NC — $5.0M (2026) · purchase · Truist Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 8.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $3.8M (75%)
- Approved
- 3/16/2026
- Loan status
- Committed
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 300
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Full-Service Restaurants
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $5.6M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $556K
- Est. cash at closing
- $769K
- Monthly payment
- $61,326
- Annual debt service
- $736K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $920K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- JFK2, LLC in Austin, TX — $3.7M (2025) · purchase · City National Bank of Florida
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10.75% variable
- Term
- 128 months
- SBA guaranteed
- $2.8M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 52 days
- Approved
- 11/19/2024
- First disbursed
- 1/10/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 75
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Limited-Service Restaurants
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $4.1M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $414K
- Est. cash at closing
- $572K
- Monthly payment
- $49,064
- Annual debt service
- $589K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $736K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by City National Bank of Florida · Lender record →
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- Golden Corral Raleigh in Raleigh, NC — $3.0M (2025) · United Business Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 8.75% variable
- Term
- 300 mo (25 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $2.3M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 10 days
- Approved
- 2/3/2025
- First disbursed
- 2/13/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 207
- Business age
- Existing or more than 2 years old
- Industry
- Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
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- Golden Corral Aberdeen in Aberdeen, MD — $2.8M (2024) · Mission Valley Bank
- Program
- 7a General
- Rate at approval
- 10% variable
- Term
- 300 mo (25 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $2.1M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 7 days
- Approved
- 6/13/2024
- First disbursed
- 6/20/2024
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 14
- Business age
- Existing or more than 2 years old
- Industry
- Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
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- Port Richey Sunset LLC in Port Richey, FL — $1.5M (2024) · Southwestern National Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9.75% variable
- Term
- 300 mo (25 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $1.1M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 10 days
- Approved
- 5/13/2024
- First disbursed
- 5/23/2024
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 25
- Business age
- Startup, Loan Funds will Open Business
- Industry
- Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
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- Mountain South Corral, Inc. in Flowood, MS — $1.2M (2024) · Bank of Utah
- Program
- 7a General
- Rate at approval
- 10% variable
- Term
- 126 months
- SBA guaranteed
- $866K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 21 days
- Approved
- 11/17/2023
- First disbursed
- 12/8/2023
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 63
- Business age
- Existing or more than 2 years old
- Industry
- Full-Service Restaurants
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- Mountain West Corral, Inc in Logan, UT — $200K (2024) · Brighton Bank
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 11.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $100K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 54 days
- Approved
- 8/27/2024
- First disbursed
- 10/20/2024
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Revolving line
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 99
- Business age
- Existing or more than 2 years old
- Industry
- Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
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- ELRI.PARKER, INC. in Dothan, AL — $150K (2024) · Northeast Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 11.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $128K (85%)
- Approval → funding
- 21 days
- Approved
- 6/4/2024
- First disbursed
- 6/25/2024
- Loan status
- Past due
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 75
- Business age
- Existing or more than 2 years old
- Industry
- Full-Service Restaurants
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- Golden Corral #793 in Aurora, CO — $4.1M (2023) · Preferred Bank
- Program
- 7a General
- Rate at approval
- 7.5% variable
- Term
- 300 mo (25 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $3.1M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 20 days
- Approved
- 10/26/2022
- First disbursed
- 11/15/2022
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Partnership
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 64
- Business age
- Existing or more than 2 years old
- Industry
- Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
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- Anchorage Corral LLC in Anchorage, AK — $1.8M (2023) · purchase · Legacy Bank
- Program
- 7a General
- Rate at approval
- 10.25% variable
- Term
- 300 mo (25 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $1.3M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 38 days
- Approved
- 9/24/2023
- First disbursed
- 11/1/2023
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 71
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Full-Service Restaurants
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $2.0M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $196K
- Est. cash at closing
- $270K
- Monthly payment
- $16,346
- Annual debt service
- $196K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $245K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Legacy Bank · Lender record →
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Who funds Golden Corral — and where
Every dot is a financed Golden Corral — 29 mapped.
Financed Golden Corral locations — list all 29 as text
- Golden Corral #793 — Aurora · $4.1M · FY2023 · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
- LA Corral Three Inc. — Bakersfield · $420K · FY2023 · Full-Service Restaurants
- GC Roxboro, LLC — Lillington · $1.4M · FY2023 · Full-Service Restaurants
- Port Richey Sunset LLC — Port Richey · $1.5M · FY2024 · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
- ELRI.PARKER, INC. — Dothan · $150K · FY2024 · Full-Service Restaurants
- Golden Corral Aberdeen — Aberdeen · $2.8M · FY2024 · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
- GRO GC Inc. — Winston Salem · $5.0M · FY2026 · Full-Service Restaurants
- Golden Corral of Janesville — Janesville · $3.0M · FY2020 · Full-Service Restaurants
- Panama City Corral LLC — Panama City · $1.2M · FY2020 · Full-Service Restaurants
- Burch Enterprises LLC — San Antonio · $2.6M · FY2022 · Full-Service Restaurants
- Mountain West Corral, Inc — Layton · $350K · FY2022 · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
- Mountain West Corral, Inc — Logan · $200K · FY2024 · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
- JFK2, LLC — Austin · $3.7M · FY2025 · Limited-Service Restaurants
- Anchorage Corral LLC — Anchorage · $1.8M · FY2023 · Full-Service Restaurants
- Mountain South Corral, Inc. — Flowood · $1.2M · FY2024 · Full-Service Restaurants
- Golden Corral Raleigh — Raleigh · $3.0M · FY2025 · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
- Golden Corral Manchester — Manchester · $2.7M · FY2020 · Full-Service Restaurants
- Cal GC Anaheim, Corp — Anaheim · $1.4M · FY2020 · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
- Market Street Corral, LLC — Smithfield · $1.1M · FY2020 · Full-Service Restaurants
- Singh Jaaggth Inc. — Centennial · $400K · FY2020 · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
- Slentz Realty Company, LLC — Albany · $4.7M · FY2022 · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
- SIX GUN CORRAL, L.P. — El Paso · $5.0M · FY2022 · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
- 5 Star Corral, LLC — Oklahoma City · $1.8M · FY2022 · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
- Covina Corral, Inc. — Covina · $1.4M · FY2022 · Full-Service Restaurants
- Panama City Corral LLC — Panama City · $2.8M · FY2021 · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
- Sinda Food, Inc. — City Of Industry · $1.5M · FY2021 · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
- Florence Corral LLC — Florence · $890K · FY2021 · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
- Juarez Holdings Albcoors LLC — Albuquerque · $1.7M · FY2021 · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
- John & Jeremiah Enterprises, Inc. — Amarillo · $3.9M · FY2021 · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
Top lenders for this brand
Most active states
- 1.California (4 loans)
- 2.North Carolina (4 loans)
- 3.Texas (4 loans)
- 4.Florida (3 loans)
- 5.Colorado (2 loans)
- 6.Utah (2 loans)
- 7.Alabama (1 loans)
- 8.Maryland (1 loans)
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Common questions
How much does a Golden Corral cost to buy or open?
The typical deal for Golden Corral is $1.7M across 29 transactions since 2020. With the SBA's 10% minimum down payment, that points to roughly $187K of buyer cash on a typical deal.
How risky is Golden Corral?
0% of Golden Corral's FY2020–23 deals failed and were written off. Under 1% is excellent; 1–3% is normal; above 3% deserves hard questions before the LOI.
Can I finance a Golden Corral with an SBA loan?
Yes — Golden Corral has been SBA-financed 3 times since FY2025, which means it clears the SBA Franchise Directory requirement regularly. Confirm current listing before signing an LOI.
Buying a Golden Corral franchise
Most Golden Corral buyers finance the purchase or build-out with an SBA 7(a) loan — up to 90% of the cost with roughly 10% down. The typical Golden Corral deal financed for $1.7M, which points to about $187K of buyer cash on a typical purchase. Golden Corral is listed in the SBA Franchise Directory (identifier S0729), so it's eligible to finance today — confirm current listing with your lender before the LOI. See the lenders that already fund Golden Corral — a bank that knows the brand approves faster — or pre-qualify for financing to see your likely loan size first.
AI summary
This profile summarizes public SBA financing activity for Golden Corral — lender activity, typical loan sizes, financing history, and risk and failure signals where available — via CapBench SBA Intelligence. CapBench is not a lender.
Source: CapBench SBA Intelligence, based on public SBA, lender, franchise, FDIC, and related records. CapBench is not a lender and does not guarantee financing.
Agent summary
This page summarizes public SBA 7(a) financing for Golden Corral — typical deal size, the lenders that fund the brand, geography, and failure-rate context — from CapBench SBA Intelligence. Golden Corral is confirmed in the SBA Franchise Directory here; CapBench is not a lender and does not sell franchises.
- 29 SBA 7(a) deals since 2020
- $1.7M typical deal
- 3 deals since FY2025
- 0% failure rate (FY20–23 cohort)
- SBA Franchise Directory: listed (identifier S0729)
- Top lenders: Golden Bank National Association, Commonwealth Business Bank, Truist Bank
- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-17.
- Sources:
- Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); CapBench lender and franchise enrichment.
- Methodology:
- Sources & methodology
- Informational only — CapBench does not confirm this entity is for sale, eligible for SBA financing, or approved by any lender.
- Figures come from public records and CapBench methodology; verify before relying on them.
- Financing figures are historical SBA loan records, not a current offer or franchise availability. Confirm SBA Franchise Directory listing with your lender before an LOI.
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