Chicken

East Coast Wings + Grill

Winston-Salem, NC · Founded 1995 · ECWG

East Coast Wings + Grill offers franchises for the establishment and operation of casual dining restaurants featuring chicken wings, sandwiches, burgers, ribs, appetizers, specialty flavored wings, and spirits, operated as full-service traditional restaurants with full wait staff and full bar.

2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
units (2024)
year over year

Units by Year

33
2021
32
2022
34
2023

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$408,368 – $1,232,845
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$40,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
2%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
Yes
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

The greater of (a) 5% of the Gross Sales of your Franchised Business during the prior reporting period, or (b) a minimum monthly of $4,850

Leadership

  • Sam G. Ballas

    CEO

  • Mark Lyso

    VP of Dev

  • Greg Ballas

    VP Real Estate

  • Ashley Mitchell

    CMO

  • Fotene D. Ballas

    HR Manager

  • Tom Scalese

    Executive Vice President of Corporate Operations

  • Whitney Mann

    Senior Vice President of Brand Operations

On File

FDD years
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Franchisee records
10
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
23 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

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