What it costs to open a Café Mexicali
The numbers come straight from the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document.
Quick facts: Café Mexicali franchise cost
- What it is
- Café Mexicali is a scratch-made Tex-Mex restaurant concept founded in 2005 in Fort Collins, Colorado, that is now offering franchises.
- Total initial investment
- $668,200 to $1,252,500 (FDD Item 7). This includes the $45,000 franchise fee.
- Liquid capital to qualify
- At least $167,500 in liquid capital.
- Royalty
- 6% of gross sales.
- Training
- Three weeks of initial training.
- Franchise count
- As of December 31, 2025 (FDD Item 20), 2 franchised restaurants are open in Colorado and 4 are signed and not yet open (Arizona, Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming).
- Markets
- Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming, and Utah. South Dakota is coming once state registration is complete.
- Franchise contact
- Jim DelVecchio, Jim@cafemexicali.com
Initial investment and ongoing fees.
Includes the $45,000 franchise fee.
Of gross sales, paid on an ongoing basis.
At least this amount. This is a qualifying minimum, not the full cost of opening.
Other fees, including advertising contributions, are listed in Item 6 of the Franchise Disclosure Document. Café Mexicali does not offer direct or indirect financing (Item 10). The FDD estimates 90 to 180 days from site approval to opening (Item 11).
What the affiliate-owned stores have sold.
Four affiliate-owned Colorado restaurants.
Sales minus food cost only.
2025 Total Income (gross sales) of the four affiliate-owned Colorado restaurants ranged from $2,086,614 to $3,338,782; gross profit (sales minus food cost only) $1,549,979 to $2,419,801. Some stores have sold this amount. There is no assurance you will sell as much. These figures come from Item 19 of the Franchise Disclosure Document. Your results may differ, and full detail is provided in the FDD during the qualification process.
Support that goes past opening.
- Site selection and market analysis
- Build-out and design assistance
- Three weeks of initial training
- One week of on-site opening support
- Proprietary technology tools
- Confidential operations manual
- Ongoing promotional and marketing support
- A direct line to ownership, always
Want the full picture?
Apply and Jim will walk you through the Franchise Disclosure Document line by line.