Talkin' Tacos franchise
2025 filing · April 25, 2025Shares sales figures
Talkin' Tacos at a glance
A taco restaurant serving birria and other tacos, burritos and quesadillas. At the end of 2024 there were 14 Talkin' Tacos locations in the US, 3 franchised and 11 company-owned, so most are run by the company itself.
The business
- Franchisor
- Talkin Tacos LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Sunrise, Florida
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $287K–$994K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $45,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 7%
- 7% of gross revenue, paid weekly
- Brand fund
- 3%
- 3% of gross revenue, paid weekly
- Renewal fee
- See terms
- 25% of the then current initial franchise fee
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 14
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 3
- Company-owned
- 11
- States
- 4
- Most in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina
From Talkin Tacos LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Talkin' Tacos among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Talkin' Tacos | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $640,500 | Costs more than 73% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $45,000 | Higher than 55% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 7% | Higher than 70% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 14 | Fewer than 56% of franchises |
How much a Talkin' Tacos franchise costs
Opening one Talkin' Tacos costs an estimated $287,000 to $994,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Talkin Tacos LLC, 2025 filing, page 16
Talkin' Tacos franchise fee
The franchise fee is $45,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Talkin Tacos LLC, 2025 filing, page 11
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 7% of gross revenue, paid weekly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 3% of gross revenue, paid weekly. |
| Renewal Fee | 25% of the then current initial franchise fee |
| Local Advertising | 1% of Gross Revenues |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Talkin Tacos LLC, 2025 filing, page 12
Other fees as filed, from pages 12–13. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Talkin' Tacos publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Talkin Tacos LLC, 2025 filing, page 39
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $710K–$1.3M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Talkin' Tacos compares
Of the 55 Mexican food franchises on this site, Talkin' Tacos is the 10th cheapest to open and the 28th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Talkin' Tacos | Typical Mexican food brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $287K | $457K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $994K | $946K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $45K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 7% | 5% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| US locations | 14 | 15 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 38 of 55 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 55 brands in mexican food franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 (0) | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 (+3) | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 (0) | 11 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: fast food franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Over 5 years, from the start of 2020 to the end of 2024, franchised locations went from 0 to 3 (+3). The earlier years come from the brand's 2023 filing.
Source: Talkin Tacos LLC, 2025 filing, page 41
2020–2021: Talkin Tacos LLC, 2023 filing, page 40
Where Talkin' Tacos locations are
At the end of 2024, Talkin' Tacos had locations in 4 states. The most are in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina.
- Florida10
- Georgia1
- North Carolina1
- Texas1
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Georgia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Texas | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Source: Talkin Tacos LLC, 2025 filing, page 41
Who owns Talkin' Tacos?
Talkin' Tacos franchises are sold by Talkin Tacos LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Talkin Tacos LLC’s 2025 filing, page 9.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Talkin Tacos LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 11, bankruptcy on page 11
Talkin' Tacos filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Talkin Tacos LLC’s 2025 filing, issued April 25, 2025; the earlier ones below are on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | April 25, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
| 2023 filing | June 7, 2023 | NASAA depository | Replaced by the 2025 filing |
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