King Taco
King Taco is a fast food restaurant chain based in Los Angeles, California, serving soft tacos, burritos, sopes, tamales, nachos, and authentic Mexican drinks such as horchata, jamaica, and tamarindo. Some locations also serve roasted chicken. King Taco has its headquarters in Los Angeles.
King Taco was founded in 1974 by Raul Martínez, Sr., who operated a mobile lunch wagon out of a converted ice cream truck. Author Gustavo Arellano has credited Martinez as the inventor of the modern taco truck. Within six months, he opened the first of the chain's restaurants in Cypress Park. He opened the second King Taco on 3rd Street in East Los Angeles, which at 4,000 square feet (370 m2) is the flagship restaurant. Other locations soon followed, opening every other year in Commerce, Baldwin Park, El Monte and other East Los Angeles sites. By 1995, he had established fourteen restaurants grossing over $21 million.
As of August 06, 2015 a grand opening was held at the new location in the heart of the city of Glendale, California, bringing a total of 23 restaurants are now located throughout Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County. They also have recently opened up new restaurants in Old Town Pasadena and Long Beach, some of the few not located in a predominantly Mexican American neighborhood. The company has also contributed to urban revitalization through the retrofitting of vacant commercial buildings for its restaurants. Additionally King Taco has expanded into the Inland Empire, with restaurants in Ontario, California and Fontana, California.
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