DOS TOROS TAQUERIA® Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a DOS TOROS TAQUERIA® franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
DOS TOROS TAQUERIA® discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.
What their own earnings claim actually says
2025 FY gross sales for 4 mature non-traditional restaurants (3 franchised avg $3.66M, 1 affiliate $4.99M). Affiliate food cost 27.6% avg, labor 14.5% avg. Excludes other operating expenses.
What a DOS TOROS TAQUERIA® franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $30,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Total recurring fees | 5% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $807,250 – $2,872,250 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
5% weekly royalty on gross sales. Multiple compliance, training, audit, and reimbursement fees. Liquidated damages up to 24 months royalties.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
DOS TOROS TAQUERIA® system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 5 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
No recent closures, terminations, or transfers. Early-stage system with only 4 franchised outlets.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is DOS TOROS TAQUERIA® worth it? — how it compares to 164 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 5% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $807,250 | pricier than 78% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade D | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 1.3%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every quick service restaurants franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a DOS TOROS TAQUERIA®
The franchisor's framing: 2025 FY gross sales for 4 mature non-traditional restaurants (3 franchised avg $3.66M, 1 a… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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DOS TOROS TAQUERIA® franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a DOS TOROS TAQUERIA® franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $807,250–$2,872,250, including a $30,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do DOS TOROS TAQUERIA® franchise owners make?
- 2025 FY gross sales for 4 mature non-traditional restaurants (3 franchised avg $3.66M, 1 affiliate $4.99M). Affiliate food cost 27.6% avg, labor 14.5% avg. Excludes other operating expenses. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
- What are the DOS TOROS TAQUERIA® franchise fees?
- DOS TOROS TAQUERIA®'s FDD discloses a $30,000 initial franchise fee, a 5% royalty on gross sales, for roughly 5% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 5% weekly royalty on gross sales. Multiple compliance, training, audit, and reimbursement fees. Liquidated damages up to 24 months royalties.
- What is the DOS TOROS TAQUERIA® franchise profit margin?
- DOS TOROS TAQUERIA® does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 2025 FY gross sales for 4 mature non-traditional restaurants (3 franchised avg $3.66M, 1 affiliate $4.99M). Affiliate food cost 27.6% avg, labor 14.5% avg. Excludes other operating expenses. Recurring fees alone take about 5% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the DOS TOROS TAQUERIA® franchise failure rate?
- No recent closures, terminations, or transfers. Early-stage system with only 4 franchised outlets.
- How many DOS TOROS TAQUERIA® locations are there?
- DOS TOROS TAQUERIA®'s FDD reports 5 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does DOS TOROS TAQUERIA® have complaints or lawsuits?
- DOS TOROS TAQUERIA® discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a DOS TOROS TAQUERIA® franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. DOS TOROS TAQUERIA® scores D on disclosure honesty, carries about 5% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with DOS TOROS TAQUERIA® or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.