Pinchy's Lobster and Beer Co.

What Pinchy's Lobster and Beer Co. does

Pinchy's Lobster and Beer Co. (legally Pinchy's Restaurant Group, LLC; doing business as Pinchy's Lobster and Raw Bar) is a privately held, founder-led full-service restaurant chain specializing in New England style seafood and sushi in the Southern United States. The company was founded in 2019 by Nick DiBartolomeo, beginning as an eight-seat counter in Franklin, Tennessee, before expanding to three full-service restaurant locations in Sevierville, TN; Maryville, TN; and Boerne, TX. The menu centers on lobster rolls, crab legs, cold-water oysters, and sushi, with the company emphasizing direct sourcing of ingredients and an experiential, "vibe"-driven dining atmosphere supported by live music and curated spaces.

The company's business model is straightforward dine-in restaurant service: customers pay per menu item for on-premise consumption, with no disclosed delivery, takeout, or third-party platform integration. Revenue is generated through a mix of standard menu pricing and a daily promotional cadence — Kids Eat Free Mondays, $2 Raw Oysters on Tuesdays, All-You-Can-Eat Wednesdays, and themed nights including "Crazy Sushi Sundays" and Live Tunes on weekends — designed to drive weekday and weekend traffic across all locations. Marketing is conducted through Facebook, Instagram, and an email newsletter, with reservations encouraged especially on weekends and during warmer months.

Pinchy's has no proprietary technology platform, no app, no API, no data assets, and no AI components. Its technology footprint consists of a Webflow-hosted website, standard social media channels, and email. The reported headcount of 6 covers named leadership and culinary specialists (CEO, President, two General Managers, two Assistant Managers, Executive Chef, and Sushi Chef), with line-level restaurant staff not enumerated in the available data. The company is self-funded with no disclosed external investment, parent company, or institutional backers.

Name

Pinchy's Lobster and Beer Co.

Legal name

Pinchy's Restaurant Group, LLC

Website

https://pinchyslobsterandbeer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pinchy's Lobster and Beer Co. is a privately held, founder-led full-service restaurant chain operating three locations in Tennessee and Texas, serving New England style seafood and sushi to Southern US consumers through dine-in service and daily promotional deals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Full-service seafood and sushi restaurant

NAICS

Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants (THAFACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

Keywords

• New England seafood
• Full-service dining
• Sushi restaurant
• Seafood restaurant chain
• Casual dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Sevierville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Traditional restaurant revenue from serving seafood, sushi, and New England style cuisine. Customers pay per menu item for dine-in experience.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pinchy's Lobster and Beer Co. operates three full-service restaurants serving New England-style seafood (lobster rolls, crab legs, cold water oysters) and sushi in Sevierville TN, Boerne TX, and Maryville TN. Customers order from a menu of fresh, direct-sourced seafood dishes for dine-in service, supported by daily deals such as Kids Eat Free Mondays, $2 Raw Oyster Tuesdays, and all-you-can-eat Wednesdays. Walk-ins are welcome and reservations are encouraged for weekends.

Product overview

Pinchy's Lobster and Beer Co. operates as a restaurant chain offering New England style seafood and sushi across three full-service locations in Sevierville, TN, Boerne, TX, and Maryville, TN. Founded in 2019, the company serves a menu featuring lobster rolls, crab legs, cold water oysters, sushi, and other New England-style seafood dishes. The company operates its own restaurant locations with no modular product architecture, standalone modules, or SaaS offerings — it is a single-concept restaurant business.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pinchy's Lobster and Raw Bar - Sevierville, TN Full-service dine-in restaurant in Sevierville, TN serving New England-style seafood (lobster rolls, crab legs, cold water oysters) and sushi for walk-in diners and reservations, with daily deals and live music on weekends.
• Pinchy's Lobster and Raw Bar - Boerne, TX Full-service dine-in restaurant in Boerne, TX serving New England-style seafood and sushi to walk-in diners and reservation guests, with themed promotions and live music on weekends.
• Pinchy's Lobster and Raw Bar - Maryville, TN Full-service dine-in restaurant in Maryville, TN serving New England-style seafood and sushi to walk-in diners and reservation guests, with themed promotions and live music on weekends.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Luke's Lobster: Multi-location New England-style lobster roll and seafood casual concept with a similar 'authentic Maine/New England seafood' positioning that Pinchy's also adopts, though focused on fast-casual counter service.
• McLoon's Lobster Shack: Classic Maine lobster shack emphasizing fresh lobster sourced directly, much like Pinchy's 'direct from the source' positioning — comparable on ingredient provenance and regional seafood authenticity.
• Legal Sea Foods: Larger multi-unit New England seafood restaurant chain with a comparable lobster/seafood-driven menu and full-service casual format — the closest directly comparable concept to Pinchy's at greater scale and brand recognition.
• The Lobster Place: Specialty seafood restaurant and market combining fresh-shucked oysters, lobster rolls, and a full-service dining experience — directly overlaps with Pinchy's lobster-roll and raw-bar menu strategy.

Broad incumbents

• Joe's Crab Shack: Casual seafood chain focused on crab, shrimp, and shellfish in a fun, themed setting — comparable cuisine category and experience-led positioning to Pinchy's, but at significantly larger scale.
• Bonefish Grill: Casual-dining seafood chain pairing fresh fish with a polished experience and full bar, similar to Pinchy's 'experience-driven seafood' positioning, but operating as an established national concept.
• Eddie V's Prime Seafood: Upscale seafood and steakhouse chain with a focus on premium seafood and curated dining ambiance — overlaps with Pinchy's at the higher end of the seafood full-service segment.
• Red Lobster: Largest casual-dining seafood chain in the US; competes for the same seafood-eating occasions as Pinchy's but at vastly broader scale and a more mass-market price point.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pinchyslobsterandbeer
• Instagraminstagram.com/pinchyslobsterandbeer
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pinchy-s-lobster-and-beer-co

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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