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Taco Time Northwest is a
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chain with over 70 locations in western and central
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state.


History

The first
Taco Time Taco Time (stylized as TacoTime) is an American fast-food restaurant chain specializing in Mexican-American food. The chain has over 226 locations in the United States and 74 locations in Western Canada. It was founded in Eugene, Oregon, in 19 ...
opened in
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in 1961. The following year, Frank Tonkin, Sr., opened the restaurant's first Washington location in
White Center White Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States. It lies between West Seattle and Burien. The population was 16,631 at the 2020 census. White Center is sometimes referred to by the nickname "Rat City" ...
. In 1979, the Tonkin family's restaurants became independent of the parent company, leading to the establishment of Accord Inc. to franchise restaurants in western Washington. The Taco Time restaurants located in eastern Washington (other than those in Wenatchee & East Wenatchee) and Oregon remained with the original corporation.


Locations

Taco Time Northwest has 79 restaurants located across
Western Washington Western Washington is a region of the United States defined as the area of Washington state west of the Cascade Mountains. This region is home to the state's largest city, Seattle, the state capital, Olympia, and most of the state's residents. The ...
, primarily centered in the
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, and two restaurants located in
Eastern Washington Eastern Washington is the region of the U.S. state of Washington located east of the Cascade Range. It contains the city of Spokane (the second largest city in the state), the Tri-Cities, the Columbia River and the Grand Coulee Dam, the Hanfor ...
. From 2012 to 2016, the company also operated a
food truck A food truck is a large motorized vehicle (such as a van) or trailer, equipped to cook, prepare, serve, and/or sell food. Some, including ice cream trucks, sell frozen or prepackaged food; others have on-board kitchens and prepare food from scratc ...
called the Taco Time Traveler, which offered a limited menu at Downtown Seattle stops during the weekday
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and catered community and private events on the weekend.


References

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External links


Official website
Restaurants in Washington (state) Regional restaurant chains in the United States Fast-food chains of the United States Fast-food Mexican restaurants Restaurants established in 1979 1979 establishments in Washington (state) Restaurants in Eugene, Oregon