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Mike's Red Tacos

Mike's Red Tacos

Mike’s Red Tacos operates fast-casual restaurants featuring a birria-inspired menu of street-style tacos and other Mexican foods including burritos, quesadillas, nachos, loaded fries, and ramen, with carry-out, dine-in, and online ordering options. The franchisor primarily offers area development franchises requiring a minimum of three restaurants in designated areas, though single-unit franchises may be available for non-traditional locations. Their business model targets the general public in retail strip malls, urban areas, shopping centers, and entertainment venues.

$640K–$1988K
Since 2025
Food & BeveragePasadena, CAwww.mikesredtacos.comDisclaimer

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Franchise Costs

Franchise Fee
$40,000
Initial Investment
$639,800 – $1,988,000
Royalty Rate
5.00%
Brand Fund
3.00%
Fixed Monthly Fees
$470 – $1,300

5% royalty + 3% ad fund + $470-$1300/mo fixed fees

Financial Performance


Item 19 Financial Performance

Average Gross Revenue
$3,552,090.5

Data Based On: Two affiliate-owned locations (company-owned) open for at least one year as of December 31, 2025.

* The average gross revenue was calculated from the gross sales of two affiliate (company-owned) locations provided in Table 1: ($3,328,866 + $3,775,315) / 2 = $3,552,090.5. No information regarding costs, operating expenses, or profit margins was provided, so profit estimates and other financial metrics are null.

Extracted Item 19 Section

Avg. Revenue: $3,552,091

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How Mike's Red Tacos Compares

FranchiseInvestmentFeeRoyaltyLocations
Mike's Red Tacos
Current
$640K – $2.0M$40K5.0%0
Tropical Smoothie Cafe$276K – $771K$35K6.0%1,650
TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFÉ$300K – $721K$35K6.0%1,371
FIREHOUSE SUBS RESTAURANTS (UNIT)$405K – $1.6M$20K6.0%1,249
Zaxby's$1.4M – $3.8M$35K6.0%826
Qdoba$548K – $1.3M$40K5.0%652
Fast Casual Average
112 franchises
$521K – $1.2M$38K5.6%

* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 112 Fast Casual franchises by location count.

Locations & Growth


Outlet Growth Over Time

Total outlets at end of each year

Geographic Distribution (2025)

Outlets by state across the United States

Top States
1CA
2

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Franchisee Contacts

13 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.

13 Contacts Available

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Due Diligence


Litigation (Item 3)

Franchisee Cases0
No litigation involving franchisees reported

Bankruptcy (Item 4)

Bankruptcy HistoryNo
No bankruptcy history reported

System Health (Item 20)

Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year

Terminations
0
Non-Renewals
0
Reacquired
0
Ceased Ops
0
Transfers
0
Sold to Franchisees
0
Projected New
6

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Frequently Asked Questions

The total initial investment to open a Mike's Red Tacos franchise ranges from $639,800 to $1,988,000. This includes a franchise fee of $40,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 5.0% of gross sales.