El Taco Tote Real Mexican Grill vs Wahoo's Fish Taco's Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of El Taco Tote Real Mexican Grill vs Wahoo's Fish Taco's including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
El Taco Tote Real Mexican Grill Franchise
Wahoo's Fish Taco's Franchise
Investment $550,000$540,000 - $715,000
Franchise Fee $30,000$25,000 - $30,000
Royalty Fee 5%5%
Advertising Fee -2% local
Year Founded 1988-
Year Franchised 2003-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
El Taco Tote Real Mexican Grill Franchise
Wahoo's Fish Taco's Franchise
Experience -We prefer applicants who have restaurant experience as well as multi-unit experience. Depending on some other factors, we will consider applicants who have other types of multi-unit retail experience.

Financing Options

 
El Taco Tote Real Mexican Grill Franchise
Wahoo's Fish Taco's Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/No-/-
Start-up Costs No/No-/-
Equipment No/No-/-
Inventory No/No-/-
Receivables No/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support

 
El Taco Tote Real Mexican Grill Franchise
Wahoo's Fish Taco's Franchise
Training --
Support Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
Marketing Co-op advertising-
Operations --

Expansion Plans

 
El Taco Tote Real Mexican Grill Franchise
Wahoo's Fish Taco's Franchise
US Expansion Yes-
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion No-

Company Overviews

About El Taco Tote Real Mexican Grill

In 1988, one of Dora’s youngest son’s opened the first El Taco Tote restaurant in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Inspired by his childhood memories decided to start a very authentic and new concept of tacos.

El Taco Tote’s popularity grew, taking it into multiple cities in Mexico and the United States.
Today, Tacotote consists of over 20 locations in 11 cities, with more to come.

About Wahoo's Fish Taco's

In 1988, the Wahoo brothers decided to import the fish taco to Orange County, California, and give it a unique twist. They combined the fish taco with their Brazilian favorites and Asian inspired items. The brothers decorated the original restaurant with the donations of near-by surf companies and that's how Wahoo's Fish Taco was born. Wahoo's then quickly developed a loyal and steady following, to where some locals came in daily and servers automatically knew what their customer would order. In 1990, Steve Karfaridis, joined as a partner and the one location in Costa Mesa rapidly developed into multi-locations in Laguna Beach and Huntington Beach. Today you will find over 50 locations of Wahoo's all throughout California and Colorado, including Texas and Hawaii. We are looking for franchisees who have the experience and financial resources to develop an area of at least 3-5 stores.
Wahoo's Fish Taco's initial franchise fee is $35,000 (and just $27,5000 for each additional store)