Pup 'N' Taco

Pup 'N' Taco

Pup 'N' Taco (also spelled with a lower case 'n') was a privately-owned chain of fast-food restaurants in Southern California, with its headquarters based in Long Beach, California. The business was begun by Russell Wendell in 1956. At that time, it was only a drive-in restaurant that served both tacos and hot dogs. At the time Russell owned a chain of successful doughnut stores in Los Angeles - Big DoNut - which featured gigantic doughnuts on top of a drive-in bakery. The first officially branded Pup 'N' Taco was opened in Pasadena, California in 1965.

The menu consisted of tacos, tostadas, pastrami sandwiches, burgers, several varieties of hot dog (the "pup" in Pup 'N' Taco) and french fries. Beverages included R.C. Cola, root beer and a variety of flavored slushes.

Ninety-nine stores were bought by Taco Bell in 1984, effectively ending the history of the chain. However, three operations in Albuquerque, New Mexico were not included in the deal and two still exist today as "'Pop 'N' Taco", the same as in Los Angeles.

Trivia

In the 1985 comedy "Fletch", starring Chevy Chase, Chase's character enters Alan Stanwyk's home and greets the Hispanic maid by saying Pup 'N' Taco. He greets several Hispanic people throughout the movie by saying the names of Hispanic places or using mock-Spanish.

References

* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_v18/ai_3517753#continue Taco Bell to acquire Pup 'n' Taco (Nations Restaurant News)]
* [http://www.rogerwendell.com/pnt.html Collection of photos and letters by a relative of Russell Wendell]
* [http://www.pupntaco.com/ Pup 'n' Taco logo T-shirts]


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