Cafe Mexicali

$CMFXF500 #501
CategoryFood: Quick-Service Restaurants
SubcategoryMexican Food
Locations5
Franchisee Count1
Franchise Fee$35,000
Item 7 Low$587,700
Item 7 Midpoint$972,850
Item 7 High$1,358,000
Royalty Fees6% of Gross Sales
Ad / Brand Fund4%
Sold Not Open
ParentCafé Mexicali, Inc.
Founded2021
Completeness34/34 (100%)
Years in Business4
Began Franchising2022
HQGreeley, CO
Executives2
LinksWeb
Main Phone
FDD IssuedJune 17, 2025
Last UpdatedAug 2, 2026
FDD2025 🔒
Franchisor

Café Mexicali-Franchising, LLC offers franchises for the establishment and operation of Café Mexicali Restaurants that offer and sell high quality Mexican-inspired food made primarily from fresh ingredients, including Quesolle® rolled quesadillas, smothered burritos, breakfast burritos, salads, soups, soft tacos, nachos, desserts and drinks. Restaurants are fast casual establishments where customers order at the counter and interact with menu items as they are prepared in an assembly line.

Franchisees must use the CAFÉ MEXICALI Operating System and are loaned a copy of the Brand Standards Manual, which contains 352 electronic pages. Additional training on other Technology and Information Systems must be obtained directly from the vendor.

Café Mexicali-Franchising, LLC offers franchises for the establishment and operation of Café Mexicali Restaurants that offer and sell high quality Mexican-inspired food made primarily from fresh ingredients, including Quesolle® rolled quesadillas, smothered burritos, breakfast burritos, salads, soups, soft tacos, nachos, desserts and drinks. Restaurants are fast casual establishments where customers order at the counter and interact with menu items as they are prepared in an assembly line.

Read Cafe Mexicali’s complete June 17, 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. Founder level — $19/mo — also unlocks Item 19 revenue, financial strength and unit trajectory across all 3,886 brands on FranDeals.

Get the FDD
Similar Brands
Taco Bell
#2$935K$4.3M
Unit Traj.
+2.1%
Rev Spread
6.5×
Payback
~6.0 yr
Net Growth
−0.1%
Survival
97.6%
Turnover
3.7%
Saturation
22.9 / M
Litig/100
0.00
Royalty+Ad
5.5% + 4.25%
4yr Units
+478
Rev/Invest
0.60×
Taco Bell Express
#2$288K$858K
Unit Traj.
-2.3%
Rev Spread
Payback
Net Growth
−1.4%
Survival
94.8%
Turnover
3.3%
Saturation
1.0 / M
Litig/100
0.00
Royalty+Ad
10%
4yr Units
−4
Rev/Invest
Del Taco
#183$2.9M$6.7M
Unit Traj.
-0.9%
Rev Spread
19.6×
Payback
~17.3 yr
Net Growth
−5.5%
Survival
87.9%
Turnover
5.7%
Saturation
3.0 / M
Litig/100
0.46
Royalty+Ad
5% + 5%
4yr Units
−21
Rev/Invest
0.35×
Taco John's
#193$100K$300K
Unit Traj.
-3.2%
Rev Spread
6.2×
Payback
~0.9 yr
Net Growth
−5.3%
Survival
92.9%
Turnover
3.0%
Saturation
7.1 / M
Litig/100
0.00
Royalty+Ad
5% + 4%
4yr Units
−41
Rev/Invest
5.68×
Bubbakoo's Burritos
#310$356K$757K
Unit Traj.
+135.5%
Rev Spread
4.0×
Payback
~3.7 yr
Net Growth
+12.6%
Survival
99.3%
Turnover
3.7%
Saturation
1.1 / M
Litig/100
0.00
Royalty+Ad
6% + 2%
4yr Units
+47
Rev/Invest
1.72×
Barrio Burrito Bar Area Rep
#333$129K$1.1M
Unit Traj.
+108.0%
Rev Spread
Payback
Net Growth
+33.3%
Survival
100.0%
Turnover
0.0%
Saturation
0.3 / M
Litig/100
0.00
Royalty+Ad
You must pay the royalty fee for each Barrio Burrito Bar Business regardless of whether you actually collect any fees. + 33.3%
4yr Units
+8
Rev/Invest
Barrio Burrito Bar Unit
#333$423K$774K
Unit Traj.
+44.2%
Rev Spread
Payback
Net Growth
+50.0%
Survival
100.0%
Turnover
0.0%
Saturation
0.5 / M
Litig/100
0.00
Royalty+Ad
6% + 1.5%
4yr Units
+4
Rev/Invest
Moe's Southwest Grill
#362$644K$2.0M
Unit Traj.
-3.6%
Rev Spread
6.6×
Payback
~5.5 yr
Net Growth
−5.0%
Survival
92.4%
Turnover
11.2%
Saturation
2.1 / M
Litig/100
0.00
Royalty+Ad
5% + 1%
4yr Units
−69
Rev/Invest
0.90×
Open CRM →