Hey, I know this may be pretty vague but Iām thinking about opening my own little stand at the local flea market and selling tacos. I have the equipment but when it comes to food amounts (lbs of meat specifically) I always have trouble or just overthink to the point I get overwhelmed and kinda just say forget everything. I always wonder how much is a good amount to cook?(easily 200+ people walk through), how much is a good amount to sell them for? It easier to sell in singles or 3s? I always get cold feet but this time Iām taking the chance on myself so any advice would be helpfulšš½
by LiteralLoner
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Youāre overthinking it man. Figure out a good price per taco. In NYC you can charge $3.50 – $4 per taco. You sell consome for $4 or $5, free if they grab 3 tacos together. Make sure you sell Mexican Coca-Cola for $3.50-$4 as well. Profit. Repeat. Profit more.
Thats not are mexican tacos
Are you in Arizona?
I am black and hungry.
What city are you in? Iām of the opinion/preference of selling individually. Like a la carte style everything. But in my area (Bay Area) local vendors at the farmers markets are doing non-customizable plates. At my local farmers markets. They get away with 3-4 bucks a taco each or like 15 for a plate of 3 with some BS salad and like some rice/beans.
They look amazing ! Come to Ohio !!!
Pick 4-5 local taco places and see what they sell for 1 taco and a 3 pack. Make adjustments from there
Thatās like $20 right there
Those look great. Period.
Price of ingredients + fixed costs (gas/electricity/water/package/etc) * profit margin you’re confident is within other similar businesses prices (10-50-100%).
There are several pricing strategies that work, sell cheaper but more, buy 3 and get a better price than single sales (combo price).
Added value, do something for your customers to stand out and make them want to come back, offer weird but tasty salsas, throw in a few roasted onions, nopales, etc.
Read online about food entrepreneurship, some topics might be financial, some about looks, if you keep learning about businesses and cookery your business can only improve, maybe it’s a side hustle but don’t treat it as such, if you do it right it can make you lots of money.
Those look delicious btw, good luck!
More consommƩ. It should be an essential part of the dish, not a dipping sauce. Put meat, cilantro, and onions in it.
Tacos got me actin up
What you definitely do is make one of those batches and display it out front!
Figure out the amount of money you need to make to break even. Do 20-30% more if you feel itās too little. But just focus on not losing money first. The more markets you do the better you will get at it.
Are those tacos de barbacoa?
Butā¦is it bussin?
Looks delicious to me!
Ditch the styrofoam!
As a consumer that looks absolutely bussin but I would just say a sprinkling of cilantro goes a long way!! š looks amazing regardless
Out here in Sonoma County we have a ton of great taco trucks. They pretty much all sell them individually. Itās very common to see 4 tacos on most orders. As far as pricing $3-4/taco is standard.
Sell them in singles for us broke people š
Yummy