Boca Chica Restaurant

Name

Boca Chica Restaurant

Legal name

Boca Chica Restaurante y Cantina

Website

https://bocachicarestaurant.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mexican Restaurant

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Ethnic & Regional Cuisine Restaurants (THAFACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG), Mexican & Tex-Mex Fast Casual (THAFABAC)

Keywords

• Mexican restaurant dining
• Tex-Mex catering
• Private dining events
• Online food ordering
• Latin American cuisine

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Paul

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Service: Traditional sit-down restaurant service with lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch menus. Includes full-service bar with margaritas and specialty cocktails.
2. Catering Services: Full-service catering for events including holiday parties, funeral luncheons, graduation parties, baptisms, bridal showers, and baby showers. Offers delivery and pickup options with chafing dish rentals.
3. Online Ordering: Direct online ordering for regular food orders and catering through Toasttab platform.
4. Private Events: Private room rentals for receptions and parties with dedicated event inquiry process.
5. Special Dining Events: Five-course tasting menu events featuring guest chefs (Mexico en la Piel series) at $115 per guest.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Boca Chica Restaurante y Cantina operates a full-service, family-owned Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurant in St. Paul, Minnesota, serving lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch, and weekday lunch buffets across three uniquely decorated dining rooms. The business also offers off-premise catering, private and group event hosting, an online ordering channel via Toast Tab, and the recurring 'México en la Piel' five-course tasting dinner series. Founded in 1964 by Guillermo and Gloria Frias, the restaurant sources its recipes from authentic Mexican family traditions and showcases hand-painted murals by artist Rigel from Merida, Yucatan.

Product overview

Boca Chica Restaurante y Cantina is a family-owned Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurant established in 1964 in St. Paul, MN. The company operates as a single-location full-service restaurant with multiple dining experiences: core dine-in service across three themed dining rooms (Aztec, El Grito, El Cortijo), a comprehensive catering division offering delivery and pick-up for events, and digital ordering via Toast Tab platform. Menu offerings include lunch and dinner menus, weekday and Sunday brunch buffets, happy hour, and the special México en la Piel five-course tasting dinner series. Additional services include private room reservations, a loyalty rewards program, and online/mobile ordering capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-In Mexican and Tex-Mex Restaurant Service
• Catering Services Off-premise catering service offering Mexican and Tex-Mex menu options for pickup or delivery to homes, offices, and event venues.
• Private Room and Group Event Hosting Reserved private dining rooms available for group bookings including celebrations, business functions, weddings, baptisms, quinceaneras, and graduations.
• Sunday Brunch Buffet Recurring Sunday brunch buffet featuring rotating Mexican and Tex-Mex menu items with brunch cocktails.
• Weekday Lunch Buffet Weekday lunch buffet with rotating Mexican and Tex-Mex selections served in the restaurant's dining rooms.
• México en la Piel Dinner Series Special five-course tasting dinner event celebrating regional Mexican cuisine, hosted periodically at the restaurant.
• Online Ordering for Pickup and Delivery Direct-to-consumer online ordering channel powered by Toast Tab that enables customers to place pickup and delivery orders for individual menu items.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Broad incumbents

• Chili's Grill & Bar: National casual dining chain with a Tex-Mex-influenced menu and full bar. Comparable as a broader casual dining operator that competes for the same 'casual night out with Mexican/Tex-Mex food' occasion, though without specializing in the category.
• On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina: National Tex-Mex casual dining chain offering Mexican and Tex-Mex menu items with full bar service. Comparable in core cuisine and full-service casual dining format, but operates at national scale rather than single-location.
• Taco Cabana: Tex-Mex chain specializing in Mexican food and margaritas with dine-in, drive-thru, and catering. Comparable in cuisine focus and bar program (especially margaritas), but operates as a multi-unit chain rather than an independent.

Direct peers

• Rojo Mexican Grill: Mexican restaurant chain in the Twin Cities offering Tex-Mex cuisine and full bar service. Comparable in menu positioning (Mexican and Tex-Mex), service model, and regional target market.
• Masa Mexican Restaurant: Twin Cities-based Mexican restaurant serving traditional and modern Mexican cuisine with full bar service. Comparable as a regional full-service Mexican operator competing for the same local dining occasion.
• Sauceda's Mexican Grill: Twin Cities Mexican restaurant serving traditional Mexican fare with dine-in service. Comparable as a regional full-service Mexican operator serving the same local customer base.
• El Burrito Mercado: Family-owned Mexican restaurant, market, and catering operation also based in the Twin Cities. Highly comparable as a heritage, family-run Mexican concept serving both dine-in and catering customers in the same metro.
• Casa Maria: Locally operated Mexican restaurant in the Twin Cities area offering traditional Mexican dishes and full-service dining. Comparable as a neighborhood full-service Mexican restaurant competing in the same metro.
• La Casita Mexican Restaurant: St. Paul-area Mexican restaurant offering traditional Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine. Comparable in cuisine, service model, and geographic market to Boca Chica.

Emerging players

• Xelas MN: Twin Cities-based concept co-presenting the Mexico en la Piel tasting series alongside Boca Chica. Comparable as an emerging, chef-driven Latin American concept that overlaps in the premium experiential dining and catering-adjacent event space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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