Tabla Indian CuisineFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Tabla Indian Cuisine franchise requires a total initial investment of $185K – $629K, including a $36K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $1.8M[2]. Verdict grade: B. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $185K – $629K
- 9th pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- $1.8M
- 19th pct Service Resta…
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 26th pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 4
- 10th pct Service Resta…
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Full-Service Restaurants · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Full-Service Restaurants avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Each dollar invested generates 4.5x in gross revenue, well above the typical 1.5-2.5x range.
Started franchising in 2024. Newer systems carry more uncertainty but may offer better territories.
124% cash-on-cash return. Above the 20% threshold most investors target.
Bottom line
- Total investment $185K – $629K including a $36K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.8M/year, with an estimated 124% cash-on-cash return.
- Verdict B (Above Average) with a risk score of 61/100.
- Bankruptcy history disclosed in the FDD. Review Item 4 for details before proceeding.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Tabla Franchise LLC
- Parent company
- Gourmet Chefs LLC
- Incorporated in
- FL
- HQ
- 5829 Grand National Drive, Orlando, Florida 32819
- Auditor
- Metwally CPA PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $40K
- Most recent fiscal year
Affiliated brands
- is owned by Gourmet Chefs
- Gourmet Chefs II
- maintains a pr
- operates a business similar to the Franchised Business
- Gourmet Chefs IV
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
Franchisees operate full-service Indian restaurants, managing front-of-house service, kitchen operations, inventory procurement, and staff scheduling. Day-to-day responsibilities include food preparation, table management, vendor relations, and maintaining brand standards across menu execution and customer experience.
- CEO
- Anshu Jain
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2023
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 1
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 17 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $36K | $36K | |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements | $5K | $38K | |
| Lease Deposits and Rent - Three Months | $8K | $23K | |
| Furniture and Fixtures | $4K | $11K | |
| Equipment | $51K | $94K | |
| Signage | $5K | $21K | |
| Computer, Software, and Point of Sale System | $3K | $10K | |
| Grand Opening Marketing | $10K | $15K | |
| Initial Inventory | $9K | $10K | |
| Utility Deposits | $1K | $1K | |
| Insurance Deposits - Three Months | $300 | $900 | |
| Travel for Initial Training | $1K | $7K | |
| Professional Fees | $2K | $17K | |
| General Licenses and Permits | $2K | $7K | |
| Liquor License | $0 | $2K | |
| Printing, Stationery and Office Supplies | $915 | $4K | |
| Additional Funds - Three Months | $49K | $108K | |
| Total initial investment | $185K | $404K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$182K
10.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
37%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
33 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $185K – $629K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $49K – $134K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $36K – $45K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- percentage_of_gross · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 0.8 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $500 |
| Transfer fee | $18K |
| Renewal fee | $9K |
| Inventory (initial) | $9K – $10K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $1.8M
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- N/A
- Avg net income
- $504K
- Cash-on-cash
- 123.9%
- Based on Net Income / investment midpoint
- Item 19 type
- Company-owned outlets
- Sample size
- 4 units
- vs category median 13 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $1.1M→$2.6M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency tier
- revenue_only
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Transparency
- 9 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 1264 Full-Service Restaurants brands
Revenue is 4.5x the investment midpoint. At typical franchise margins, this suggests a payback under 3 years.
vs Full-Service Restaurants averages
How Tabla Indian Cuisine Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 4
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 4
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 0
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 2
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Tabla represents a HIGH-CAUTION investment with a micro-franchise system, undisclosed financial viability concerns, and no verifiable performance data to support projected returns.
Litigation (Item 3)
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Largest disclosed settlement: $45,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
Disclosed in last 7 years
Bankruptcy,” is supplemented by the addition of the following: No entity or person listed in Items 1 and 2 of this Disclosure Document has, at any time during the previous 10 fiscal years (a) filed for bankruptcy protection, (b) been adjudged bankrupt, (c) been reorganized due to insolvency, or (d)
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Metwally CPA PLLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 61 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 4 units in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates nascent/stagnant franchise with minimal track record
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests franchisor financial instability or operational uncertainty
- 03MINORWide investment range ($185K-$629K) indicates high variability in unit economics and unclear cost structure
- 04MEDNo Item 19 (financial performance representations) disclosed — cannot verify if $1.5M avg revenue is achievable for typical franchisee
- 05MINOR6% royalty on top of operating costs in competitive restaurant sector may compress already-thin margins
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Radius/Population |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Territory population | 50,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 1 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Florida |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 26 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 105 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and at franchisor location
- Site selection
- franchisee
- POS system
- TouchBistro
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: TouchBistro
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
3 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Tabla Indian Cuisine · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Tabla Indian Cuisine franchise?
The total investment to open a Tabla Indian Cuisine franchise ranges from $185K – $629K, with an initial franchise fee of $36K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Tabla Indian Cuisine franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Tabla Indian Cuisine FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $1.8M. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Tabla Indian Cuisine's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Tabla Indian Cuisine (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Tabla Indian Cuisine franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Tabla Indian Cuisine has 4 total units in the United States, including 0 franchised units and 4 company-owned units.
Is Tabla Indian Cuisine a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Tabla Indian Cuisine as a B-grade franchise with a risk score of 61 out of 100, based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.