Taco Palenque

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, sour cream 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. Juan Francisco Ochoa and Don Chicho were the creators of the Pollo Loco secret chicken recipe. They both opened several Pollo Loco fanchises in Mexico in the late 1970's and the United States in the 1980's. 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, his plans came true when he opened his first Taco Palenque in Laredo, Texas. The chain expanded to McAllen in 1998, Brownsville in 2001, San Antonio in 2007, and to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico in 2008. In 2005 Palenque grill was established. [ [http://www.palenquegrill.com/story.html Taco Palenque; Our Story] ]

Palenque Grill

Palenque Grill is a subsidiary of Taco Palenque. Palenque Grill was established in 2005 with the openening of its first restaurant in Laredo, Texas. Palenque Grill restaurants feature bars, premium meats, seafood, and Mexican appetizers and desserts. These restaurants are a bit more expensive than the regular Taco Palenques. As of 2008 there are two Palenque Grill locations, one in Laredo the other in McAllen.

Locations

As of 2008 there are 12 Taco Palenque locations in South Texas and Tamaulipas: [ [http://www.tacopalenque.com/locations.html Taco Palenque locations] ]

outh Texas

*Laredo, Texas (6)
**4515 San Bernardo Ave.
**5726 San Bernardo Ave.
**1920 Guadalupe St.
**9814 McPherson Rd.
**Mall del Norte
**Laredo Entertainment Center
*McAllen, Texas (2)
**3020 N. 10th St.
**1000 S. 10th St.
*Brownsville, Texas (2)
**1803 Boca Chica Blvd
**Sunrise Mall
*San Antonio, Texas (1)
**Northstar Mall

Tamaulipas

*Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
**Paseo Reforma Mall under construction

As of 2008 there are 2 Palenque Grill locations in South Texas: [ [http://www.palenquegrill.com/locations.html Palenque Grill locations] ]
*Laredo (1)
**7220 Bob Bullock Loop Suite 2
*McAllen (1)
**606 E. U.S. Highway 83

External links

* [http://www.tacopalenque.com/ Taco Palenque Official Page]
* [http://www.palenquegrill.com/ Palenque Grill Official Page]

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