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Cilantro Lime franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk No franchised units open yet
Cilantro Lime is a quick-service restaurant franchise with an initial investment ranging from $146,700 to $296,500.
Everything below is free, read straight off Cilantro Lime's registered filing, with where the numbers land against quick-service restaurant peers. Weighing Cilantro Lime against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Cilantro Lime's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-28300 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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Cilantro Lime franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Cilantro Lime does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Cilantro Lime — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (56% of quick-service restaurant franchisors in our corpus do disclose); the fees, litigation and outlet churn Cilantro Lime's FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Fast food & quick-service restaurant franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Cilantro Lime lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Cilantro Lime's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
Cilantro Lime closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Cilantro Lime will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Cilantro Lime's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a quick-service restaurant of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Cilantro Lime reports no franchised units open yet — there is no operating track record to churn.
Who owns Cilantro Lime?
Cilantro Lime's franchise is offered by Cilantro Lime Franchise, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Quick-service restaurant franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Cilantro Lime is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Cilantro Lime franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Cilantro Lime — who is the franchisor?
Cilantro Lime's most recently filed FDD (2024) names Cilantro Lime Franchise, LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Cilantro Lime franchise cost?
Cilantro Lime's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $146,700 – $296,500 and a 5% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against quick-service restaurant peers it sits in the top quartile (median $604,609).
How much profit does a Cilantro Lime franchise make?
Cilantro Lime makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Cilantro Lime at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Cilantro Lime disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Cilantro Lime's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing: 56% of quick-service restaurant franchisors in our corpus do disclose.
Are there lawsuits against Cilantro Lime?
No — Cilantro Lime's most recently filed FDD (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is Cilantro Lime a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Cilantro Lime's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against quick-service restaurant peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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