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Permit ended: Permit ended July 2017

The mixed-beverage permit for TACO CABANA ended on 2017-07-18. Final receipts reported: July 2017.

A stopped filing is not proof of closure — when a bar changes hands the new owner files under a new taxpayer and location number, so the old record goes quiet while the doors stay open.

Measured against August 2026, the newest month of Austin-metro receipts the Texas Comptroller has published. Everything below about TACO CABANA is a record of what was filed, not a claim about what is open today.

AUSTIN Bar Revenue History

TACO CABANA

$325 in mixed-beverage sales, July 2017 (-75.2% vs. June 2017)

517 W MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD, AUSTIN, TX 78701Travis County

Texas Comptroller public filings Mixed-beverage receipts · food sales excluded

Latest receipts
$325
$325
July 2017
All reported receipts
$202K
$202,248
Total reported, Jan 2007 – Jul 2017 (127 months)
Peak month
$3K
$2,571
Best month: March 2012

📊About TACO CABANA

TACO CABANA reported mixed-beverage sales at 517 W MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD, AUSTIN, Texas 78701 in Travis County. Its last reported month was July 2017, at $325. The Comptroller record stops there. A stopped filing is not proof of closure — when a bar changes hands the new owner files under a new taxpayer and location number, so the old record goes quiet while the doors stay open.

Across its filing history this location reported $202,248 over 127 monthly returns, January 2007 through July 2017 (2007 – 2017). That is a lifetime sum, not a monthly figure — the two are separated everywhere on this page. Its strongest single month on record was March 2012, at $2,571.

The Texas Comptroller records the mixed-beverage responsibility for this location as having ended on 2017-07-18. That is the state saying the permit period closed, which is stronger evidence than a simple gap in filings — but it still describes a permit, not a front door.

📉How TACO CABANA Was Trending

Each comparison names both windows. Where a comparison is not valid for this venue it is left out rather than filled with a zero.

Month over month
-75.2%
-$984
July 2017 vs. June 2017
$325 vs. $1,309
Year over year, same month
-79.0%
-$1K
July 2017 vs. July 2016
$325 vs. $1,550

TACO CABANA filed 127 consecutive monthly returns through July 2017.

Comparisons we cannot make for this venue (3)
  • Year over year, twelve-month totals: Needs two complete twelve-month windows to compare.
  • Trailing twelve months: Only 0 of the 12 months ending August 2026 were reported.
  • Trailing three months: Only 0 of the 3 months ending August 2026 were reported.

📈Monthly Receipts, January 2007 – July 2017

127 monthly returns filed by TACO CABANA. Months with no filing are absent from the series rather than plotted as zero — a missing month means the venue did not file, which is not the same as reporting nothing. A month that was filed with no receipts is a real filing and is plotted, on the baseline and marked, because that too is a different fact from either of the other two.

Latest month with receipts: Jul 2017
$325
Liquor: $156Beer: $169
75.2%
July 2017 vs. June 2017

Monthly Revenue by Category

127 months of data • Hover or tap to explore
$3K$1K$0
Jan 2007
Mar 2009
May 2011
Jul 2013
Sep 2015
Jul 2017
Liquor
Wine
Beer
Cover
Not broken down by the filer

Months with no return filed at all are not in this series: the line skips them rather than dropping to the baseline, so a gap in filing never reads as a month of zero sales.

Annual Comparison

Calendar-year totals as filed. A year with fewer than 12 filed months is marked — a part-year total is not comparable to a full one.

2017
$10K7 of 12 months filed
2016
$18K
2015
$18K
2014
$18K
2013
$21K
2012
$22K
2011
$19K
2010
$18K
2009
$18K
2008
$20K
2007
$21K

📅Year by Year

Calendar-year totals as filed. A year-over-year change is shown only where both years are effectively complete — comparing a full year against a four-month stub would be a fabricated collapse.

TACO CABANA's calendar-year mixed-beverage receipts, January 2007 – July 2017. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, dataset naix-2893.
YearMonths filedReceipts reportedvs. prior year
200712 of 12$20,971
200812 of 12$19,544-6.8%
200912 of 12$18,492-5.4%
201012 of 12$18,060-2.3%
201112 of 12$18,958+5.0%
201212 of 12$21,640+14.1%
201312 of 12$20,569-4.9%
201412 of 12$17,880-13.1%
201512 of 12$18,495+3.4%
201612 of 12$18,104-2.1%
20177 of 12 (partial)$9,535

🥃What Sold: Revenue Mix

Share of reported receipts by category over August 2016 – July 2017 (the last 12 reported months). Only alcoholic beverage sales and cover charges are reported to the Comptroller; food is not in this dataset.

Liquor
64.8%
$10,586
Beer
35.2%
$5,753

🗓️Seasonal Pattern

How TACO CABANA distributes its year, averaged over 2011 – 2016. 100 equals this venue's own average reported month — the index compares the venue to itself, never to another bar. Its strongest month is May (137), its weakest is December (66).

Across every Austin-metro venue with enough history to measure (2017 – 2025), the strongest month overall is October, around ACL Fest and the weakest is January. TACO CABANA runs on a different calendar — its strongest month doesn't match the region's.

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TACO CABANA — Address on File

517 W MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD
AUSTIN, TX 78701
County: Travis

The address the Comptroller has on the final filing (July 2017).

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Where It Ranks

By July 2017 receipts alone — a single month, not a lifetime total.

#1344 of 1351
Austin-metro venues that reported receipts in July 2017
#239 of 239
ZIP 78701 venues that reported receipts in July 2017

Filing Record

StatusPermit ended July 2017
TABC permitMB225636
First reported monthJanuary 2007
Latest return filedJuly 2017
Months filed127
Permit responsibility ended2017-07-18
Newest metro month publishedAugust 2026
Months behind109
Official Data Source
Texas Comptroller
Mixed Beverage Gross Receipts
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❓Frequently Asked Questions

Is TACO CABANA still open?
The Texas Comptroller records the mixed-beverage responsibility for TACO CABANA as having ended on 2017-07-18, with its final return filed for July 2017. That is the state stating the permit period closed, which is the strongest closure signal in this dataset — but it describes a permit, not a front door. Its last month with receipts was July 2017, at $325. A stopped filing is not proof of closure — when a bar changes hands the new owner files under a new taxpayer and location number, so the old record goes quiet while the doors stay open.
How much does TACO CABANA make? (July 2017)
TACO CABANA reported $325 in mixed-beverage gross receipts for July 2017, -75.2% against June 2017 and -79.0% against July 2016. That is a single month, not an average: over its whole reported history the venue has filed $202,248 across 127 months. This is mixed-beverage (alcohol) receipts only, not total business revenue.
Where was TACO CABANA located in AUSTIN?
TACO CABANA filed mixed-beverage returns for 517 W MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD, AUSTIN, TX 78701, in Travis County. The address is taken from the venue's filings, the most recent of which covers July 2017.
What did TACO CABANA sell?
Over August 2016 – July 2017 (the last 12 reported months), TACO CABANA reported 65% liquor, 0% wine, 35% beer and 0% cover charges. The largest share was liquor. Only alcoholic beverage sales and cover charges are reported to the Comptroller — food sales are not in this dataset.
Is TACO CABANA busy? How does it rank among Austin bars?
This dataset tracks mixed-beverage receipts, not foot traffic, so there is no direct measure of how busy TACO CABANA is. The closest proxy: by receipts reported for July 2017, TACO CABANA ranked #1344 of 1351 Austin-metro venues that filed for that month, and #239 of 239 venues in ZIP 78701. A higher-ranked venue sells more alcohol in a month; it is not a measure of how crowded it is at any given time, and that is a single month's rank, not a lifetime one.
What time period does the TACO CABANA data cover?
127 reported months, January 2007 through July 2017. Mixed-beverage receipts publish about three to four weeks after a month closes; the newest month currently published for the Austin metro is August 2026. Every figure on this page names the exact window it covers, because a single month, a trailing-twelve-month total and a lifetime sum are three different quantities.
Where does TACO CABANA's revenue data come from?
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts publishes Mixed Beverage Gross Receipts, a monthly record every Texas mixed-beverage permit holder is required by law to file. This page reads that dataset directly and adds no estimates, no modelled figures and no user reviews.

ℹ️How to Read This Page

What mixed-beverage gross receipts are

Every bar, restaurant and venue in Texas holding a mixed-beverage permit must report its monthly alcoholic-beverage sales to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Those returns cover liquor, wine, beer and cover charges. They do not cover food, retail or non-alcoholic sales, so these figures are a slice of a venue's business, not its revenue.

Why every number here names a window

A single month, a trailing-twelve-month total and a lifetime sum are three different quantities, and averaging a venue's whole history produces a number that has never been true of any actual month. Each figure on this page therefore carries the exact period it covers. Where a comparison needs history this venue does not have — a full prior year, two complete twelve-month windows, three complete calendar years for a seasonal index — the comparison is omitted and the reason is stated, rather than shown as a zero.

How current is this?

Receipts publish about three to four weeks after a month closes. The newest month currently published for the Austin metro is August 2026, and every recency judgement on this page is measured against that month rather than against today's date — so a late publication by the Comptroller never changes a venue's status. TACO CABANA last filed for July 2017, 109 months behind it.

What a stopped filing does and does not mean

A stopped filing is not proof of closure — when a bar changes hands the new owner files under a new taxpayer and location number, so the old record goes quiet while the doors stay open. A gap can also be a remodel, a seasonal close, a permit transfer or a slow filer. This page never states that a business is closed; it states when it last filed.

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