Taco Del Mar
Bottom line
- Total investment $206K – $596K including a $5K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 99 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -7.0% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 Taco Del Mar unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
24%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate fast-casual Mexican restaurants serving burritos, tacos, and bowls with customizable ingredients. Day-to-day responsibilities include food preparation, kitchen management, front-of-house service, inventory control, staffing, and customer service—typical for QSR concepts with moderate labor intensity.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 31 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Taco Del Mar presents HIGH RISK due to severe unit contraction (13% YoY decline), absence of financial disclosure (no Item 19), undisclosed profitability metrics, and missing going concern affirmation—indicating a potentially distressed franchise system with unclear unit economics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating
- 01MINORSystem declining rapidly: 40 units with 13% YoY contraction signals franchise model distress
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure: Cannot validate revenue/profitability claims, making ROI completely opaque
- 03MINORHigh investment-to-unit ratio: $205k-$596k for a system with only 40 remaining locations raises sustainability questions
- 04HIGHGoing concern indicator absent: Franchisor does not affirm financial stability, suggesting possible liquidity or solvency stress
- 05MINORMinimal franchise fee ($5,000) may indicate low barrier to entry that didn't prevent attrition, or desperation to recruit
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
36 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Taco Del Mar · FDD (2025) PDF