FAQs

Q.  I was wondering what is needed to get a franchise started. I love your food and I think if put in the right location your franchise would do very well.

A. Right now La Bamba does not offer franchises. Upon occasion the owners will talk to certain people about investments and shared ownership.

If this is something you may be interested in we would need:

     —A financial statement

     —A resume

     —A statement as to purpose (silent investor or working manager)

     —After that we will set up an appointment for you to meet with the owners.

UPDATED ANSWER....

La Bamba will be offering Franchises shortly.

We are currently working on our offering circular. If you would like to be added to the list of potential franchisees please email: Franchise Info. We will mail you a copy of the franchise information as soon as it is available.

A. We receive this question a lot. While our dream would be to have a La Bamba in every neighborhood, we all know that is just not possible. Emails from customers do give us ideas for new locations, the more emails, the more  attention that area will get.

A. Yes we can ship... the burritos ship rather well, we pack the lettuce and tomato on the side, a lot of times it ends up frozen with the dry ice and it really is something you can replace. The shipping is rather expensive, running around $80; the Super Burritos are about $6 each. If you are still interested, call the corporate office and we can set something up.

A. We have done a little preliminary investigation into bottling our different sauces. One of the potential problems is, once the recipe is sent to the chemist it is altered for stable shelf-life and safety. While this is a good thing, we are not sure we are willing to give up the freshness for the convenience.

A. You can order a La Bamba T-Shirt or Hat  right here online, from any La Bamba Restaurant or call the corporate office with a credit card and we will get one right out to you.

A. All of La Bamba recipes are well kept trade secrets. We do not give away or sell our recipes.

A. Our tortillas are specially made exclusively for La Bamba. You cannot buy them off any grocery store shelf.

A. Depending on how serious of a vegetarian you are, we cannot guarantee no livestock has crossed a pinto bean field where our pinto beans are grown. We can however assure you, once the dried beans are delivered to our store, they are soaked and cook to perfection using only salt and water. There are no lard, oils or fats added to our beans.

A. While our “hiring” door is open to all qualified persons, we truly are an Authentic Mexican Restaurant and we hire Authentic Mexican Chefs. We do encourage our employees to improve their English so they can communicate with our customers. We make every attempt to have at least one employee fluent in English on duty at all times.

A. It would be very hard to give an accurate calorie/fat count on any of our foods as each item is made to order by human hands. There-by making each and every like item different, some ask for a little more of this, or a little less of that. If we were to put a nutrition fact sheet up it would be very inaccurate. With this said, rest assured, La Bamba food is a “what you see is what you get”. We add no fats, lards or oils to anything. We flavor with authentic Mexican spices. If by chance there is an allergy concern, please do get in contact with the corporate office and we will try to assist you.

A. YES it is true…NO FREEZERS, NO FRYERS, Just fresh, authentic, Mexican Food made daily, put together while you, the customer, watch.

A. Unfortunately after 9/11 the costs and shipping requirements have changed and it is very difficult to ship anything with dry ice.