{"data":{"type":"company_profile","id":111209,"entity_id":"wefunder:company:111209","attributes":{"canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/tbt.el.gallo","generated_at":"2026-06-19T08:46:30Z","updated_at":"2026-06-18T23:52:23Z","entity_ids":{"company":"wefunder:company:111209","slug":"wefunder:company_slug:tbt.el.gallo"},"profile_visibility":{"owner_published":true,"public_search_results":true,"site_search_listed":true,"privacy_mode":"promote","invite_only":false},"provenance":{"source":"wefunder_public_company_profile","as_of":"2026-06-19T08:46:30Z","claims":{"total_amount_raised":{"source":"FrontCompanySummary#amount_raised","last_verified_at":"2026-06-18T23:52:23Z","as_of":"2026-06-19T08:46:30Z","confidence":"high"},"total_investors":{"source":"FrontCompanySummary#number_of_investors","last_verified_at":"2026-06-18T23:52:23Z","as_of":"2026-06-19T08:46:30Z","confidence":"high"},"active_raise_states":{"source":"Fundraise.visible(nil, nil)","last_verified_at":"2025-06-23T02:56:47Z","as_of":"2026-06-19T08:46:30Z","confidence":"high"},"latest_fundraise_state":{"source":"Fundraise.visible(nil, nil).order(funding_started_at)","last_verified_at":"2025-06-23T02:56:47Z","as_of":"2026-06-19T08:46:30Z","confidence":"medium"}}},"company":{"id":111209,"entity_id":"wefunder:company:111209","slug":"tbt.el.gallo","name":"TBT El Gallo","tagline":"Elevated Mexican Street Food","elevator_pitch":"We want to provide a traditional Mexican taqueria experience while staying authentic to our perspective as a first generation immigrant. We don't compromise on our beliefs on cooking food to order, using traditional Mexican ingredients, and modern techniques","story":"The DreamThe idea for TBT El Gallo began when was I a teenager working my first-ever kitchen job. I found kitchens to be this beautiful, insane, and fascinating place to be and I was immediately captivated. Throughout my entire career in restaurants and hospitality, I never lost sight of my original dream, which was to open a “totally badass taqueria.”The ProcessI’ve done almost every job in a restaurant from the back of house and front of house. My career has taken me from Richmond to Detroit and To Washington DC. I’ve loved every step of my career and I’m blessed that it finally brought me back home to Richmond.The JourneyI started TBT El Gallo with my last $850 bucks. On a whim, I bought a grill, tent, and tables and had my first pop-up event at a local farmer’s market. After a series of events, I discovered myself as a cook, and TBT El Gallo was born. Once I embraced my approach to cooking Mexican food, it really took off.After 92 pop-up events, we were finally able to open our first location.\u0026nbsp;😆Culinary StyleI am a Mexican Chef. Everything I cook reflects that. I am proud of the tradition and heritage that defines my culinary approach but at the same time, I view Mexican food extremely different than my parents and grandparents. I love taking classic Mexican flavors and reimagining them in a fresh, daring, and modern way. I am an imaginative cook who is well versed in New American cuisine with southern sensibilities, who seeks to elevate classic Mexican street/comfort foods. Business StyleRestaurants have always felt like having a second\u0026nbsp;family. I genuinely believe that hospitality begins with how you treat your staff.\u0026nbsp; We hustle harder than anyone else in the game, and we eat, drink, and celebrate wins together. In our approach, through cooking, we can\u0026nbsp;show gratitude and love, which I think has been a key to our early success. We're authentic to ourselves,\u0026nbsp;and frankly, that levels us to\u0026nbsp;a cut above the rest of the Mexican cuisine in the region.One year in, we've been featured in every regional media station, and national food news outlets have begun\u0026nbsp;to shine a light on our \"totally\u0026nbsp;badass taqueria\".Richmond Mag6 News RichmondRichmond Times-DispatchEaterWhat's Next?We chose this first lot because we couldn't afford anything else.\u0026nbsp; We knew it was too small for our growing fan base and within 6\u0026nbsp;months we had basically hit maximum capacity.We need a bigger restaurant!\u0026nbsp; You, our beloved customers, can help us get there, and be a financial owner in out future success.\u0026nbsp;Do you share the values of Heart and Hustle?\u0026nbsp; Then pony up the cash.\u0026nbsp; I mean, uh,\u0026nbsp;thank you for your patronage and support....","location":"Richmond, VA","website":"https://www.tbtelgallo.com/","total_amount_raised":0,"total_investors":0,"is_funded":false,"is_active":false,"quality_score":3,"related_urls":["https://wefunder.com/tbt.el.gallo","https://www.tbtelgallo.com/"]},"media":{"share_image_url":"https://uploads.wefunder.com/uploads/company/header_media_photo/111209/xxl_cropped_taco_2.jpg","header_media_url":"https://uploads.wefunder.com/uploads/company/header_media_photo/111209/standard_cropped_taco_2.jpg","cover_photo_url":"https://uploads.wefunder.com/uploads/company/header_media_photo/111209/standard_cropped_taco_2.jpg"},"links":{"company_url":"https://www.tbtelgallo.com/","facebook_url":"http://facebook.com/tbtelgallo","instagram_url":"http://instagram.com/tbtelgallo"},"highlights":[],"quick_facts":[{"index":1,"claim_id":"claim-fact-1","value":"🤎 Our team is the shit: All Heart. All Hustle."},{"index":2,"claim_id":"claim-fact-2","value":"🥈 2nd: Richmond's Best New Restaurant"},{"index":3,"claim_id":"claim-fact-3","value":"👄 Named to Eater Magazine's Essential Restaurants List, within 1st year"},{"index":4,"claim_id":"claim-fact-4","value":"📷 Our food looks good too - 11,000 brand followers on Instagram"},{"index":5,"claim_id":"claim-fact-5","value":"💰 1st year \"pandemic sales\" $900K"},{"index":6,"claim_id":"claim-fact-6","value":"🌶️ Demand grew us out of our space within 6 months"}],"team":[{"id":2545514,"entity_id":"wefunder:company_role:2545514","user_entity_id":"wefunder:user:2595301","role":"founder","name":"Carlos Ordaz-Nunez","title":"El Gallo / Head Chef / Visionary","bio":"Proud son of an immigrant who fell in love with kitchens the moment he walked into this first restaurant job. I've worked in restaurants in various cities including Detroit where I met my wife and DC where I gained confidence in myself.","avatar_url":"https://uploads.wefunder.com/uploads/company_role/custom_photo/2545514/square_cropped_Carlos.jpg?1650252572","profile_url":"https://wefunder.com/carlos.ordaznunez","related_urls":["https://wefunder.com/carlos.ordaznunez"]}],"featured_investors":[],"investor_memos":[],"tab_counts":{"posts":0,"ask_questions":5,"featured_investors":0,"faq_entries":0},"active_fundraises":[{"id":61294,"entity_id":"wefunder:fundraise:61294","state":"open","offering_type":"4(a)(6)","funding_type":"note","structure":"ttw","security_type":"debt","currency":"USD","testing_the_waters":true,"min_purchase":100,"max_purchase":9,"funding_target":250000.0,"funding_started_at":"2022-03-24T20:41:42Z"}],"latest_fundraise":{"id":61294,"entity_id":"wefunder:fundraise:61294","state":"open","offering_type":"4(a)(6)","structure":"ttw","testing_the_waters":true,"can_invest_now":true,"funding_started_at":"2022-03-24T20:41:42Z","funding_closed_at":null,"terms":{"eb":null,"nb":"1.5X","txt":"payback multiple"}},"recent_posts":[],"q_and_a":[{"id":210901,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:210901","question":"I also invested, and I'm excited to support you! Can we get an update on when you may move forward? I'm looking forward to the backyard party and we are running out of summer!","author_name":"Will Kinton","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-07-07T20:03:55Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/tbt.el.gallo#question-210901","answers":[]},{"id":210124,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:210124","question":"I invested on day 1, because I believe in your mission and am excited in you taking these next steps! However, the fact that there has been no communication in the past few months, and changing the payback terms from 12% to 4% without any notice, is concerning. My money's just been sitting in Wefunder, gaining no interest, while we wait for you to sign your documents. Would really appreciate an update!","author_name":"Audrey Hommes","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-07-01T15:26:06Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/tbt.el.gallo#question-210124","answers":[]},{"id":208821,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:208821","question":"this is the type of business i love investing in but it is quite concerning that you don't respond to investor questions so unless that changes, i will have to invest in somewhere else","author_name":"Patrick Karwowski","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-06-18T14:35:17Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/tbt.el.gallo#question-208821","answers":[]},{"id":203894,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:203894","question":"I think those payback terms are quite bad. Could you explain how you came up with it. And if you're planning to maybe offer a converting to equity once 1.5 is hit?","author_name":"E. T.","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-05-02T21:46:13Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/tbt.el.gallo#question-203894","answers":[]},{"id":203335,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:203335","question":"Is 4% where you are going to leave the rev share payback? If you reached the goal of $250k, you'll need to hit $9.375m to pay it back. That's a whole lot of tacos, even at $5 each. I think you had this at 12% which would be a lot easier to swallow ($3.125m revenues to pay back).","author_name":"Chris Spillman","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-04-28T19:30:59Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/tbt.el.gallo#question-203335","answers":[]}],"faq":[]}}}