Taco Palenque
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fast food |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Laredo, Texas |
| Products | Mexican food |
| Owner | Juan Francisco Ochoa |
| Website | tacopalenque.com |
[[Image: Taco Palenque is a Mexican cuisine restaurant chain in South Texas and northern Tamaulipas, Mexico. The restaurant is headquartered in Laredo, Texas and was established in 1987. The restaurant's main dishes are the flame-grilled beef or chicken fajita plate, parrillada, panchos (tortilla chips dipped in refried beans, and guacamole), and breakfast taco (known as Mariachis in South Texas). Taco Palenque's salad bar has 7 different homemade salsas (hot sauces).
History
Taco Palenque was founded by Juan Francisco Ochoa from Sinaloa, Mexico.[1] Ochoa was also the creator of the El Pollo Loco secret chicken recipe and founder of the Grilled chicken concept.[1] Pancho Ochoa and his brothers and sisters opened several El Pollo Loco franchises in Mexico in the late 1970s and the United States in the 1980s. [1][2] In 1985, Juan Francisco moved to Monterrey where he planned to create a Mexican fastfood chain in the United States with drive thrus that served authentic Mexican food. In 1987, Ochoa opened Taco Palenque in Laredo, Texas. The chain expanded to McAllen in 1998, Brownsville in 2001, San Antonio in 2007, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico in 2008, Houston, Texas in 2010, Mission, Texas and Cotulla, Texas in 2011. In 2005 Palenque grill was established.[1][3][4]
Palenque Grill
Palenque Grill is a subsidiary of Taco Palenque. Palenque Grill was established in 2005 with the opening of its first restaurant in Laredo, Texas. Palenque Grill restaurants feature: premium meats, seafood, traditional Mexican appetizers and desserts. These restaurants are higher-end than the regular Taco Palenques. As of 2008 there are two Palenque Grill locations, one in Laredo the other in McAllen. Then near the end of 2011 the Ochoa family opened Palenque Grill in San Antonio, Texas.
Pollo Palenque
Pollo Palenque (formally named Pollo Tori) is another subsidiary of Taco Palenque. Pollo Palenque is a fast-food restaurant chain specializing in Mexican grilled chicken. The restaurants main dish is pollo asado, a grilled marinated chicken.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Diaz, Francisco (8 July 2011), "Entrepreneur of the Year is Named", Laredo Sun, retrieved 16 July 2013
- ^ Mendez, Cruz Alberto (11 November 1993), "El Pollo Loco - expandira su mercado mundial", La Opinion (in Spanish): 27 & 29 (E1 & E4), retrieved 16 July 2013
- ^ Taco Palenque; Our Story
- ^ houstonpress.com: Taco Palenque
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