Taco Bueno
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Taco Bueno is a U.S.-based fast food restaurant chain that specializes in Mexican food. Founded in Abilene, Texas in 1968, the chain has stores in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Arkansas with concentrations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Abilene, Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The chain currently operates over 150 restaurants. They are currently opening a new store in Missouri.
In 1981, the chain was purchased by Unigate (now Uniq). In 1996, the company was sold to Carl's Jr. franchisor, CKE Restaurants, and in 2001, it was sold to the private investment group, J.P. Acquisition Fund, who also owns the fast food chain Bertucci's.
The chain attempts to differentiate itself from the Taco Bell chain by using mainly fresh ingredients, which is emphasized by various television and radio ad campaigns (which focus on an "unnamed Mexican fast-food chain" spying on Taco Bueno and seeing why their food seemingly tastes superior) and their slogan, "It's more Bueno."
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[edit] Signature Taco Bueno
There are a few items that only Taco Bueno has:
[edit] Muchaco
A Muchaco (Mū•chah•kō) is a layer of Mexican-style refried beans, a line of ground beef, lettuce, shredded cheddar cheese, and diced tomatoes folded over in a fried pita.
[edit] Mucho Nachos
Mucho Nachos (Mū•chō Nah•chōs) is a bed of tortilla chips layered over with Mexican-style refried beans, ground beef, chili sauce, melted American cheese with peppers (familiarly called "Queso"), shredded cheddar cheese, diced tomatoes, and sour cream.
[edit] Mexidips & Chips
The Mexidips & Chips (Meks•ē•dĭps (and) chĭps) is a bed of tortilla chips with two corn tortilla bowls. The two bowls are filled differently depending on if the Mexidips & Chips is made for take-out orders or if it is made for dine-in orders. In the case that it is made for dine-in orders, the bowls contain cheese and Mexican-style refried beans with a small patch of lettuce to put a scoop of guacamole on. If it is made for take-out, then the guacamole is put in one of the cups and the cheese is put in a separate plastic container with a lid to prevent spillage.
[edit] Discontinued Items
Due to food costs, there were some long term items that were discontinued and many short-term items that have been discontinued. The two recently discontinued long-term items were the Bueno Burgers and the Two-Handed Taco.
[edit] Taco Bueno or Taco Bell?
There are many differences between Taco Bueno and Taco Bell. Taco Bueno no longer puts diced onions on anything on their menu, unless requested. The only onions you will find on your food is in the onion-bell pepper mix that is put on the fajita items. Taco Bueno also does not put jalapeño peppers on any of the items unless asked. Taco Bueno works along side The Coca-Cola Company to provide their beverages whereas Taco Bell collaborates with PepsiCo to bring Pepsi to their customers.
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