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8 permits · verified 2026-08-25

What permits do you need to open a restaurant in Gillespie County?

In short

A restaurant in Gillespie County, TX has 3 permits that apply to every business of this type, plus 5 more that depend on your premises, signage or how you are set up. Gillespie County Health Division charges $150 per reinspection for the reinspection. 4 of the 8 are charged as a range or formula rather than a flat fee. Verified 2026-08-25 against the issuing agencies’ published fee schedules.

Permits particular to a restaurant in Gillespie County

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Retail Health PermitGillespie County Health Division$385–$500 per year, by employee count1 year2026-08-25
Plan ReviewGillespie County Health Division$100–$300 per review, by employee countper review2026-08-25
Reinspectiononly if it applies to youGillespie County Health Division$150 per reinspectionper inspection2026-08-25
Temporary Event Health Permitonly if it applies to youGillespie County Health Division$50–$200 one-time, annual or farmers market14 days for a one-time event; 1 January to 31 December for the annual permit2026-08-25
Mixed Beverage Permit (MB)only if it applies to youTexas Alcoholic Beverage Commission$2,650–$5,300 per two-year period; $5,300 original, $2,650 renewalevery 2 years2026-08-21

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

TX registrations that apply to every type of business

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Certificate of Formationonly if it applies to youTexas Secretary of State$300 one-time filingno expiry2026-08-20
Assumed Name Certificate (DBA)only if it applies to youTexas Secretary of State$25 one-time filingup to ten years, renewable2026-08-21
Texas Sales and Use Tax PermitTexas Comptroller of Public AccountsNo fee — there is no fee for this permitno expiry while actively engaged in business2026-08-21

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

How much does it actually cost to permit a restaurant in Gillespie County?

There is no single figure, and any site quoting one is rounding away the part that matters. Of the 8 records listed for a restaurant in Gillespie County, TX, 3 apply to every business of this type and 5 are conditional. Adding every fee on the page together would overstate what most operators pay, because it would include permits they never need.

Of the 3 that always apply, 1 carry a flat fee, coming to $0.00. That is a floor, not a total. 4 of the 8 are charged as a range or a formula set by the issuing agency, and 0 have no fee published at all. The ones particular to this business that vary:

Retail Health Permit: $385–$500 per year, by employee count

Plan Review: $100–$300 per review, by employee count

Temporary Event Health Permit: $50–$200 one-time, annual or farmers market

Mixed Beverage Permit (MB): $2,650–$5,300 per two-year period; $5,300 original, $2,650 renewal

Which offices issue these permits in Gillespie County?

Permits for a restaurant in Gillespie County, TX come from 4 separate offices: Gillespie County Health Division, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Texas Secretary of State, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. No single office issues them all, which is why an opening means filing in several places rather than one.

What does a restaurant need in Gillespie County that other businesses do not?

1 of the 5 permits particular to a restaurant here applies to no other business type we cover in Gillespie County: Mixed Beverage Permit (MB).

Plan Review

$100 for 1 to 5 employees, $200 for 6 to 19 and $300 at 20 or more. Banding plan review on headcount is rare — Plano, Galveston County and Irving all charge it flat — and it means a small operator here pays $100 against Plano's $475 for the same step. A HACCP plan review is a further $100.

Mixed Beverage Permit (MB)

Read directly from the TABC two-year licensing fee schedule: Mixed Beverage Permit (MB) $5,300 original, $2,650 renewal, charged on a two-year cycle. A Wine and Malt Beverage Retailer's Permit (BG) is $1,900 if you do not need spirits. Note a widely-cited competitor lists $6,006 for this permit, which does not appear in the TABC schedule.

Shared with other businesses in Gillespie County

The 3 state-level registrations apply to every type of business across TX and are covered on the TX state page.

How does a restaurant compare with other businesses in Gillespie County?

The closest match is a coffee shop, which shares 4 of these permits. A restaurant also needs Mixed Beverage Permit (MB). A coffee shop needs nothing here that a restaurant does not.

Permits particular to each business type in Gillespie County, TX, compared with a restaurant
BusinessIts own permitsShared with a restaurantOnly a restaurant needsOnly it needs
Coffee shops4410
Retail stores3320
Food trucks2141
Childcare centres2052

Sources

Every figure for the permits explained on this page was read from one of these government pages on the date shown. Sources for the permits shared with other businesses are listed with their explanations on the retail stores page and coffee shops page. Sources for the permits that apply to every type of business are listed on the Gillespie County permits page and the TX state page. Confirmed by Editorial Team.

  1. 2026 Gillespie County Health Division Fee Schedule (filed with Texas DSHS 25 November 2025)Gillespie County, filed with Texas Department of State Health Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-25
  2. Two-Year Licensing Fees — TABCTexas Alcoholic Beverage Commission · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-22

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