Tabla Indian Cuisine
Bottom line
- Total investment $185K – $629K including a $36K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.5M/year. Estimated payback in 0.8 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 2 years of franchising with 4 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Tabla Indian Cuisine unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
45%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Tabla Indian Cuisine units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
40.4%
5.46× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.10×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$3.4M
on $12.1M purchase
Total debt
$8.6M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
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.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
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)
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
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.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 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
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
3 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Tabla Indian Cuisine · FDD (2025) PDF