California Travel Tips
California Tacos and Tamales
Published on: August 16, 2018
Who doesn’t love a great tasting taco or tamale? Californians are among those who relish Mexican food tastes ranging from home-made to fast food dishes. While tamale festivals are a winter holiday tradition, look for taco festivals mostly in the summer season.
August Taco Festivals
FULLERTON: Taco Festival August 18, 2018
LOS ANGELES: L.A. Taco Fest August 18
SANTA CRUZ: Tequila and Tacos August 25-26
California Mex Fast Food
- TACO BELL: Launched by Glen Bell with Bell’s Drive-In and Taco Tia in the San Bernardino area circa 1954, today, Taco Bell is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. It has more than 7,000 locations globally and an estimated $2 billion in revenue. This “made in California” chain is sizzling hot! Headquarters: Irvine
- DEL TACO: Founded in 1964 by Ed Hackbarth in Yermo, Calif., Del Taco boasts 565 locations in the western and southern US states. Las Vegas has the most Del Taco restaurants of any city and California has the most Del Tacos of any state. Headquarters: Lake Forest
- ACAPULCO: Acapulco Mexican Restaurant and Cantina was founded in 1960 in Pasadena, Calif. Headquarters:Cypress
- BAJA FRESH: Founded in Newbury Park in 1990.
- CHEVYS: Chevys Fresh Mex was founded in 1986 by Warren Simmons in Alameda. Headquarters: Cypress
- CHIPOTLE: Chipotle Mexican Grill boasts 2,250 locations. Headquarters: Newport Beach
- EL POLLO LOCO: Headquarters: Costa Mesa
- REAL MEX: Real Mex Restaurants portfolio includes: Acapulco Mexican Restaurant and Cantina, Chevy’s Fresh Mex, El Torito Grill, El Paso Cantina, Who Song and Larry’s and Las Brisas of Laguna Beach.
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