Taqueria Los Comales
Bottom line
- Total investment $141K – $442K including a $25K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Taqueria Los Comales unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
40%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate full-service or express Mexican casual-dining restaurants serving traditional and contemporary taqueria fare. Day-to-day operations include kitchen management, table service (or fast-casual service in express format), inventory control, staff scheduling, and local marketing to drive customer traffic.
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 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Taqueria Los Comales presents meaningful financial transparency and scale risks typical of pre-revenue or early-stage franchise systems lacking documented unit economics and meaningful operating track record.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 5 units systemwide indicates extremely limited operating history and unproven franchise model scalability
- 02MINORNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosure prevents assessment of profitability and ROI on $140k-$442k investment
- 03MINORHigh investment range ($301,500 spread) with no average revenue benchmarks creates uncertainty about unit economics
- 04MEDMinimal franchise network provides limited peer support, operational benchmarking, and brand marketing leverage
- 05MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (10 years), creating uncertainty in franchise relationship stability
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
1 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Taqueria Los Comales · FDD (2025) PDF