[
  {
    "id": "pollo-tropical",
    "label": "Pollo Tropical",
    "nameRegex": "\\bpollo tropical\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "pollotropical.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://authenticrb.com/brands"
    ],
    "rationale": "Listed in Authentic Restaurant Brands corporate portfolio.",
    "matchingNote": "Apply to normalized case/accent/apostrophe text. Match domains by parsed hostname equality or dot-suffix, never substring.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "pollo-campero",
    "label": "Pollo Campero",
    "nameRegex": "\\bpollo campero\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "campero.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://somoscmi.com/es/marca/pollo-campero/",
      "https://somoscmi.com/es/somos-cmi/historia/"
    ],
    "rationale": "CMI identifies Pollo Campero as its brand and documents its U.S. franchise expansion.",
    "matchingNote": "Apply to normalized case/accent/apostrophe text. Match domains by parsed hostname equality or dot-suffix, never substring.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "mambo-seafood",
    "label": "Mambo Seafood",
    "nameRegex": "\\bmambo seafood\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "mamboseafood.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://authenticrb.com/brands"
    ],
    "rationale": "Listed in Authentic Restaurant Brands corporate portfolio.",
    "matchingNote": "Apply to normalized case/accent/apostrophe text. Match domains by parsed hostname equality or dot-suffix, never substring.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "central-taco-tequila",
    "label": "Central Taco & Tequila",
    "nameRegex": "^central taco\\s*(?:&|and)\\s*tequila\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://authenticrb.com/privacy-policy"
    ],
    "rationale": "Authentic Restaurant Brands identifies Central Taco as an affiliated brand.",
    "matchingNote": "Do not match the generic words Central Taco alone without additional brand/domain evidence.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "freebirds-world-burrito",
    "label": "Freebirds World Burrito",
    "nameRegex": "\\bfreebirds world burrito\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "freebirds.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": "^freebirds world burrito$",
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://sunholdings.net/contact/",
      "https://freebirds.com/terms-and-conditions/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Sun Holdings lists Freebirds World Burrito among its original brands.",
    "matchingNote": "Bare Freebirds is ambiguous; retain for review unless official domain or full chain brand is present.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "uncle-julios",
    "label": "Uncle Julio's",
    "nameRegex": "\\buncle julio'?s\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "unclejulios.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://sunholdings.net/contact/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Sun Holdings lists Uncle Julio’s among its original brands.",
    "matchingNote": "Apply to normalized case/accent/apostrophe text. Match domains by parsed hostname equality or dot-suffix, never substring.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "hacienda-colorado",
    "label": "Hacienda Colorado",
    "nameRegex": "\\bhacienda colorado\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "haciendacolorado.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://unclejulios.com/reservations/",
      "https://sunholdings.net/contact/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Hacienda Colorado locations appear in Uncle Julio’s official reservation system.",
    "matchingNote": "Match the full phrase, never Hacienda alone.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "barberitos",
    "label": "Barberitos",
    "nameRegex": "\\bbarberitos\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "barberitos.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://barberitos.com/privacy-policy/",
      "https://franchising.barberitos.com/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Brand identifies WOWorks as parent and publishes an active franchise program.",
    "matchingNote": "Apply to normalized case/accent/apostrophe text. Match domains by parsed hostname equality or dot-suffix, never substring.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "surcheros",
    "label": "Surcheros",
    "nameRegex": "\\bsurcheros\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "surcheros.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://www.surcheros.com/franchising/",
      "https://www.surcheros.com/story/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Official site documents franchising since 2017 and a multistate franchise network.",
    "matchingNote": "Apply to normalized case/accent/apostrophe text. Match domains by parsed hostname equality or dot-suffix, never substring.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "fajita-petes",
    "label": "Fajita Pete's",
    "nameRegex": "\\bfajita pete'?s\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "fajitapetes.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://fajitapetes.com/franchise"
    ],
    "rationale": "Official franchise page describes a multistate restaurant network.",
    "matchingNote": "Apply to normalized case/accent/apostrophe text. Match domains by parsed hostname equality or dot-suffix, never substring.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "cantina-laredo",
    "label": "Cantina Laredo",
    "nameRegex": "\\bcantina laredo\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "cantinalaredo.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://www.franchise.cantinalaredo.com/why-us/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Official franchise site identifies the brand as a division of Consolidated Restaurant Operations.",
    "matchingNote": "Apply to normalized case/accent/apostrophe text. Match domains by parsed hostname equality or dot-suffix, never substring.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "el-chico",
    "label": "El Chico",
    "nameRegex": null,
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "elchico.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://www.franchise.elchico.com/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Official site states the company operates and franchises El Chico across multiple states.",
    "matchingNote": "Domain-only automatic exclusion: El Chico is a common independent restaurant name. Name-only candidates need location-level corroboration.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "la-salsa",
    "label": "La Salsa",
    "nameRegex": null,
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "lasalsa.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://www.lasalsa.com/franchise",
      "https://www.lasalsa.com/contact-us"
    ],
    "rationale": "Official site identifies franchising and corporate offices at Kahala Brands.",
    "matchingNote": "Domain-only automatic exclusion: La Salsa and La Salsa Mexican Grill can collide with independent business names.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "burrito-shak",
    "label": "Burrito Shak",
    "nameRegex": "\\bburrito shak\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "burritoshak.com",
      "myburritoshak.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://www.burritoshak.com/news-item/franchise/",
      "https://myburritoshak.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Burrito-Shak-FranchiseBook.pdf"
    ],
    "rationale": "Brand publishes franchise information and an official franchise brochure.",
    "matchingNote": "Apply to normalized case/accent/apostrophe text. Match domains by parsed hostname equality or dot-suffix, never substring.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "100-montaditos",
    "label": "100 Montaditos",
    "nameRegex": "\\b100\\s*montaditos\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "100montaditos.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://us.100montaditos.com/franchise",
      "https://us.100montaditos.com/terms-of-use"
    ],
    "rationale": "U.S. franchise site identifies Restalia as its operating company.",
    "matchingNote": "Apply to normalized case/accent/apostrophe text. Match domains by parsed hostname equality or dot-suffix, never substring.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "margaritas-margs",
    "label": "Margaritas (margs.com)",
    "nameRegex": "\\btio juan'?s margaritas\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "margs.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://margs.com/restaurant-franchise-opportunities-margaritas/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Official brand site offers restaurant franchises.",
    "matchingNote": "Do not exclude bare Margaritas, Margarita’s, or generic Margaritas Mexican Restaurant by name.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "abuelos-fci",
    "label": "Abuelo's (Food Concepts International)",
    "nameRegex": null,
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "abuelos.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://www.abuelos.com/privacy-policy/",
      "https://www.abuelos.com/restaurants/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Official site identifies Food Concepts International and lists the national restaurant network.",
    "matchingNote": "Domain-only automatic exclusion: Abuelo/Abuelos is a common unrelated restaurant name.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "pappasitos",
    "label": "Pappasito's Cantina",
    "nameRegex": "\\bpappasito'?s\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "pappasitos.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://www.pappas.com/about/",
      "https://pappasitos.com/about/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Identified brand within Pappas Restaurants, a national multibrand group with over 100 restaurants.",
    "matchingNote": "This is an identified national chain; do not generalize its family ownership to unrelated local family groups.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "barcelona-wine-bar",
    "label": "Barcelona Wine Bar",
    "nameRegex": "\\bbarcelona (?:restaurant (?:and|&) )?wine bar\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "barcelonawinebar.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://barcelonawinebar.com/terms-of-use/",
      "https://barcelonawinebar.com/contact/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Identified Spanish tapas group operated by Barcelona Restaurant Group.",
    "matchingNote": "Use the complete brand phrase or official domain, never Barcelona alone.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "chevys-fresh-mex",
    "label": "Chevys Fresh Mex",
    "nameRegex": "\\bchevy'?s fresh mex\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "chevys.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://www.xperiencerg.com/brands/",
      "https://www.xperiencerg.com/brands-old/chevys-fresh-mex/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Xperience Restaurant Group explicitly lists this owned/operated brand.",
    "matchingNote": "Match the complete brand phrase, not shorter generic components.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "sol-mexican-cocina",
    "label": "SOL Mexican Cocina",
    "nameRegex": "\\bsol (?:mexican )?cocina\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "solcocina.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://www.xperiencerg.com/brands/",
      "https://www.xperiencerg.com/brands-old/sol-mexican-cocina/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Xperience Restaurant Group explicitly lists this owned/operated brand.",
    "matchingNote": "Match the complete brand phrase, not shorter generic components.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "solita-tacos",
    "label": "Solita Tacos",
    "nameRegex": "\\bsolita tacos\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "solitatacos.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://www.xperiencerg.com/brands/",
      "https://www.xperiencerg.com/brands-old/solita-tacos/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Xperience Restaurant Group explicitly lists this owned/operated brand.",
    "matchingNote": "Match the complete brand phrase, not shorter generic components.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "sinigual",
    "label": "Sinigual",
    "nameRegex": "^sinigual(?: mexican (?:cuisine|restaurant))?$",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "sinigualrestaurants.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://www.xperiencerg.com/brands/",
      "https://www.xperiencerg.com/brands-old/sinigual/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Xperience Restaurant Group explicitly lists this owned/operated brand.",
    "matchingNote": "Match the complete brand phrase, not shorter generic components.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "acapulco-xrg",
    "label": "Acapulco (XRG)",
    "nameRegex": null,
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "acapulcorestaurants.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://www.xperiencerg.com/brands/",
      "https://www.xperiencerg.com/brands-old/acapulco/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Xperience Restaurant Group explicitly lists this owned/operated brand.",
    "matchingNote": "Domain-only matching protects unrelated businesses with this common name.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "las-brisas-xrg",
    "label": "Las Brisas (Laguna Beach / XRG)",
    "nameRegex": null,
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "lasbrisaslagunabeach.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://www.xperiencerg.com/brands/",
      "https://www.xperiencerg.com/brands-old/las-brisas/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Xperience Restaurant Group explicitly lists this owned/operated brand.",
    "matchingNote": "Domain-only matching protects unrelated businesses with this common name.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "rio-mambo",
    "label": "Rio Mambo",
    "nameRegex": "\\brio mambo\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "riomambo.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://www.xperiencerg.com/brands/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Xperience Restaurant Group explicitly lists this owned/operated brand.",
    "matchingNote": "Match the complete brand phrase, not shorter generic components.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "who-song-larrys",
    "label": "Who Song & Larry's",
    "nameRegex": "\\bwho song\\s*(?:&|and)\\s*larry'?s\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://www.xperiencerg.com/brands/",
      "https://www.xperiencerg.com/brands-old/who-song-and-larrys/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Xperience Restaurant Group explicitly lists this owned/operated brand.",
    "matchingNote": "Match the complete brand phrase, not shorter generic components.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "rosas-cafe",
    "label": "Rosa's Cafe & Tortilla Factory",
    "nameRegex": "\\brosa'?s cafe\\s*(?:&|and)\\s*tortilla factory\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "rosascafe.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://www.rosascafe.com/about-us",
      "https://www.rosascafe.com/contact"
    ],
    "rationale": "Official site identifies Bobby Cox Companies and a company-owned restaurant network.",
    "matchingNote": "Do not match bare Rosas/Rosa’s Cafe without domain corroboration. Official site also identifies an independently owned same-brand Temecula outlet; this is chain-brand screening, not a claim every outlet has identical ownership.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "mi-cocina-mcrowd",
    "label": "Mi Cocina (M Crowd)",
    "nameRegex": null,
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "micocina.com",
      "mcrowd.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://www.micocina.com/about-us/",
      "https://www.mcrowd.com/portfolio/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Mi Cocina explicitly states it is owned and operated by M Crowd Restaurant Group.",
    "matchingNote": "Domain-only: Mi Cocina is common Spanish wording shared by unrelated independent restaurants. M Crowd domain confirms corporate affiliation, not the restaurant label.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "la-granja",
    "label": "La Granja Restaurants",
    "nameRegex": null,
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "lagranjarestaurants.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://dev.lagranjarestaurants.com/media/uploads/ofertas/application.pdf",
      "https://lagranjarestaurants.com/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Official brand hosts a franchise application and describes its restaurant chain.",
    "matchingNote": "Domain-only: La Granja is a common Spanish business name unrelated restaurants may use.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "taquerias-arandas",
    "label": "Taquerias Arandas",
    "nameRegex": null,
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "taqueriasarandas.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://www.taqueriasarandas.com/franchise"
    ],
    "rationale": "Official brand site describes its U.S. taqueria franchise network.",
    "matchingNote": "Domain-only: many unrelated restaurants use Taqueria Arandas or similar wording.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "rilibertos",
    "label": "Riliberto's Fresh Mexican Food",
    "nameRegex": "\\briliberto'?s\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "rilibertos.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://rilibertos.com/franchise/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Official brand site publishes franchise inquiries and operational franchise support.",
    "matchingNote": "Apply to normalized case/accent/apostrophe text. Match domains by parsed hostname equality or dot-suffix, never substring.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "banda-burrito",
    "label": "Banda Burrito",
    "nameRegex": "\\bbanda burrito\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "bandaburrito.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://dennys.com/news/burrito-lovers-rejoice-dennys-expands-california-favorite-banda-burrito-premise-guests",
      "https://dennys.com/news/dennys-expands-catering-new-national-platform"
    ],
    "rationale": "Denny’s explicitly identifies Banda Burrito as its nationwide virtual restaurant brand and links the official bandaburrito.com ordering domain.",
    "matchingNote": "Use the complete brand phrase or official hostname; virtual delivery-only locations are still part of the corporate brand.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  },
  {
    "id": "sharkys-woodfired-mexican",
    "label": "Sharky's Woodfired Mexican Grill",
    "nameRegex": "\\bsharky'?s\\s+(?:wood[ -]?fired\\s+)?mexican grill\\b",
    "exactNames": [],
    "domains": [
      "sharkys.com"
    ],
    "brandRegex": null,
    "evidenceUrls": [
      "https://www.sharkys.com/franchise/franchise-faqs/",
      "https://www.sharkys.com/franchise/franchise-application/"
    ],
    "rationale": "Official brand site publishes franchise fees, royalties, franchise qualification criteria, and an application.",
    "matchingNote": "Do not match bare Sharky’s/Sharkys; unrelated pubs and seafood restaurants use that name.",
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23"
  }
]