Ambrosio’s Take
Fuzzy’s Taco Shop operates a casual, counter-service Mexican concept known for its margaritas and late-night hours alongside its taco menu, differentiating itself from more traditional fast-casual Mexican chains. Against a $1,049,500 to $3,040,500 investment range, the system’s 90 traditional restaurants averaged $1,608,725 in annualized gross sales in 2025, producing a 0.8:1 sales-to-investment ratio, below most of the Mexican-food competitors cited in this post and well under the 2:1 benchmark many restaurant analysts favor. A notable geographic split shows up in the data: restaurants outside Texas averaged $1,972,292, exceeding Texas locations’ $1,317,871 average by 33.2% and even landing roughly on par with the top-quartile performers in Texas, where Fuzzy’s has a much denser footprint. The brand’s unit count has also been shrinking, down from 134 franchised restaurants at the start of 2023 to 105 by the end of 2025, a trend worth watching alongside the relatively modest sales-to-investment economics.
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Section I – Estimated initial investment (franchise costs) for a Fuzzy’s Taco Shop franchise, based on Item 7 of the company’s 2026 FDD
Section II – Initial franchise fee, royalty fee, and marketing fee for a Fuzzy’s Taco Shop franchise, based on Items 5 and 6 of the company’s 2026 FDD
Section III – Number of franchised and company-owned Fuzzy’s Taco Shop outlets at the start of the year and the end of the year for 2023, 2024, and 2025, based on Item 20 of the company’s 2026 FDD
Section IV – News updates on the Fuzzy’s Taco Shop franchise opportunity
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- 2025 annualized average, median, lowest, and highest gross sales for the 50 Fuzzy’s Taco Shop traditional restaurants in Texas (which has a higher concentration of Fuzzy’s Restaurants than the rest of the United States) that were active and operating as of December 28, 2025, by quartile and overall
- 2025 annualized average, median, lowest, and highest gross sales for the 40 Fuzzy’s Taco Shop traditional restaurants in the rest of the U.S. that were active and operating as of December 28, 2025, by quartile and overall
Section VI – Key ratios, comparables, computations, and analyses for the Fuzzy’s Taco Shop franchise opportunity (exclusive content for Platinum subscribers)
Section I – Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Franchise Costs
- Fuzzy’s Taco Shop (traditional restaurant) franchise costs, based on Item 7 of the company’s 2026 FDD:
- Initial Franchise Fee: $40,000
- Rent, Security Deposits (1-2 months), Utility Deposits, and Business Licenses: $10,000 to $20,000
- Architect and Design Fees: $30,000 to $60,000
- Leasehold Improvements: $500,000 to $1,920,000
- Furniture, Fixtures, and Signage: $150,000 to $250,000
- Equipment and Smallwares: $250,000 to $400,000
- Toast Point of Sale Hardware, Computer, Kitchen Display System, EMV, Digital Menu Board, and Network Hardware & Services: $25,000 to $80,000
- Office Equipment and Supplies: $1,000 to $2,500
- Professional Fees: $2,500 to $15,000
- Initial Sauce Inventory: $400 to $600
- Other Initial Inventory: $27,600 to $42,400
- Insurance: $20,000 to $100,000
- Pre-Opening Training Expenses: $8,000 to $25,000
- Grand Opening Advertising: $15,000
- Additional Funds (3 months): $20,000 to $70,000
- Total Estimated Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Franchise Costs: $1,049,500 to $3,040,500
Section II – Fuzzy’s Taco Shop’s Initial Franchise Fee, Royalty Fee, and Marketing Fee
- Fuzzy’s Taco Shop’s initial franchise fee, royalty fee, and marketing fee, based on Items 5 and 6 of the company’s 2026 FDD:
- Initial Franchise Fee: $40,000
- Royalty Fee: 5% of Gross Sales
- Development Fund: 2% of Gross Sales
- Local Store Marketing Fee: there is no currently required local store marketing fee
- Advertising Cooperative: amount determined by majority vote of cooperative (each Restaurant getting one vote, including company and affiliate-owned Restaurants)
Section III – Number of Franchised and Company-Owned Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Outlets
Franchised
2023
- Outlets at the Start of the Year: 134
- Outlets at the End of the Year: 131
- Net Change: -3
2024
- Outlets at the Start of the Year: 131
- Outlets at the End of the Year: 116
- Net Change: -15
2025
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- Outlets at the End of the Year: 105
- Net Change: -11
Company-Owned
2023
- Outlets at the Start of the Year: 3
- Outlets at the End of the Year: 1
- Net Change: -2
2024
- Outlets at the Start of the Year: 1
- Outlets at the End of the Year: 1
- Net Change: 0
2025
- Outlets at the Start of the Year: 1
- Outlets at the End of the Year: 1
- Net Change: 0
Section IV – News Updates on the Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Franchise
Section V – Financial Performance Representations (Average Revenues and/or Profits) for the Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Franchise (Item 19, 2026 FDD)
Part 1 – Historical Gross Sales of Traditional Franchised Restaurants for the State of Texas and for the Rest of the United States
- Part 1 contains historic average, median, high, and low gross sales for the 12-month period of December 30, 2024 to December 28, 2025.
- Fuzzy’s Taco Shop included all franchised traditional Fuzzy’s Restaurants that were active and operating as of December 28, 2025; except it excluded the only non-traditional Restaurant and 1 Taqueria Restaurant as their format and/or menu offerings are different from the franchised traditional Fuzzy’s Restaurants reported on below.
- The restaurants are organized based on their location in the State of Texas (which has a higher concentration of Fuzzy’s Restaurants than the rest of the United States) or the rest of the United States.
Texas
- Number of Restaurants: 50
- Annualized Average Gross Sales: $1,317,871
- Number and Percentage of Units That Exceeded Average Gross Sales: 23 / 46%
- Median Gross Sales: $1,252,474
- High Gross Sales: $2,516,682
- Low Gross Sales: $474,990
Rest of U.S.
- Number of Restaurants: 40
- Annualized Average Gross Sales: $1,972,292
- Number and Percentage of Units That Exceeded Average Gross Sales: 19 / 48%
- Median Gross Sales: $1,916,377
- High Gross Sales: $3,982,866
- Low Gross Sales: $827,776
Part 2 – Historical Gross Sales of Traditional Franchised Restaurants for the State of Texas by Quartiles
- Part 2 contains historic average, median, high, and low gross sales for the 12-month period of December 30, 2024 to December 28, 2025.
- Fuzzy’s Taco Shop included all franchised traditional Fuzzy’s Restaurants located in the State of Texas (which has a higher concentration of Fuzzy’s Restaurants than the rest of the United States) that were active and operating as of December 28, 2025; except it excluded the only non-traditional Restaurant located in Texas as its format and/or menu offerings are different from the franchised traditional Fuzzy’s Restaurants reported on below.
- The restaurants are organized into four quartiles in descending order, with the first quartile comprising the Restaurants that generated the highest gross sales and the fourth quartile comprising the Restaurants that generated the lowest gross sales.
1st Quartile
- Number of Restaurants: 13
- Annualized Average Gross Sales: $1,962,752
- Number and Percentage of Units That Exceeded Average Gross Sales: 5 / 38%
- Median Gross Sales: $1,951,222
- High Gross Sales: $2,516,682
- Low Gross Sales: $1,630,160
2nd Quartile
- Number of Restaurants: 13
- Annualized Average Gross Sales: $1,381,697
- Number and Percentage of Units That Exceeded Average Gross Sales: 4 / 31%
- Median Gross Sales: $1,375,772
- High Gross Sales: $1,584,100
- Low Gross Sales: $1,226,859
3rd Quartile
- Number of Restaurants: 12
- Annualized Average Gross Sales: $1,074,120
- Number and Percentage of Units That Exceeded Average Gross Sales: 7 / 58%
- Median Gross Sales: $1,075,117
- High Gross Sales: $1,226,024
- Low Gross Sales: $965,267
4th Quartile
- Number of Restaurants: 12
- Annualized Average Gross Sales: $793,854
- Number and Percentage of Units That Exceeded Average Gross Sales: 8 / 67%
- Median Gross Sales: $886,133
- High Gross Sales: $939,084
- Low Gross Sales: $474,990
Part 3 – Historical Gross Sales of Traditional Franchised Restaurants for the United States, Excluding the State of Texas, by Quartiles
- Part 3 contains historic average, median, high, and low gross sales for the 12-month period of December 30, 2024 to December 28, 2025.
- Fuzzy’s Taco Shop included all franchised traditional Fuzzy’s Restaurants located in the United States, excluding the State of Texas (which has a higher concentration of Fuzzy’s Restaurants than the rest of the United States), that were active and operating as of December 28, 2025; except it excluded 1 Taqueria Restaurant located outside of Texas as its format and/or menu offerings is different from the franchised traditional Fuzzy’s Restaurants reported on below.
- The restaurants are organized into four quartiles in descending order, with the first quartile comprising the Restaurants that generated the highest gross sales and the fourth quartile comprising the Restaurants that generated the lowest gross sales.
1st Quartile
- Number of Restaurants: 10
- Annualized Average Gross Sales: $3,063,262
- Number and Percentage of Units That Exceeded Average Gross Sales: 4 / 40%
- Median Gross Sales: $2,928,797
- High Gross Sales: $3,982,866
- Low Gross Sales: $2,720,521
2nd Quartile
- Number of Restaurants: 10
- Annualized Average Gross Sales: $2,149,400
- Number and Percentage of Units That Exceeded Average Gross Sales: 5 / 50%
- Median Gross Sales: $2,112,464
- High Gross Sales: $2,486,543
- Low Gross Sales: $1,928,250
3rd Quartile
- Number of Restaurants: 10
- Annualized Average Gross Sales: $1,662,051
- Number and Percentage of Units That Exceeded Average Gross Sales: 7 / 70%
- Median Gross Sales: $1,732,128
- High Gross Sales: $1,904,505
- Low Gross Sales: $1,342,354
4th Quartile
- Number of Restaurants: 10
- Annualized Average Gross Sales: $1,014,456
- Number and Percentage of Units That Exceeded Average Gross Sales: 5 / 50%
- Median Gross Sales: $984,323
- High Gross Sales: $1,221,326
- Low Gross Sales: $827,776
- Fuzzy’s Taco Shop compiled the gross sales data included in Parts 1 through 3 above from information submitted to it by its franchisees for royalty reporting. These amounts are not audited.
- Some outlets have earned these amounts. Your individual results may differ. There is no assurance that you will earn as much.
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