Washington Gets Second Del Taco; Vancouver Del Taco Opens; Sells More Macho Burritos Than Any Other Opening.Business Editors/Food Writers VANCOUVER, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2003 Del Taco Del Taco is a chain of North American fast-food restaurants specializing in Mexican-style offerings as well as American foods such as burgers, fries and shakes. The first Del Taco restaurant was founded in Yermo, California in 1961 by Ed Hackbarth and David Jameson. Inc., home of the Macho Burrito, today announced the opening of its second Washington restaurant. In its first few days, the new restaurant located at 8724 NE Highway 99, Vancouver, has served more Macho Burritos than any other Del Taco opening in the past five years. "Mexican food lovers in Vancouver and Portland are just gobbling up our Macho Burritos," said Ejaz H. Chaudry, Del Taco's franchisee for the area. "We are thrilled with the way consumers are responding to Del Taco's great menu and value." The restaurant is selling between 240-300 Macho Burritos a day, more than any other new Del Taco. With more than a pound of food, the Macho Burrito is a Del Taco signature product that satisfies a big appetite at a big value. Starting with a warm 14-inch tortilla, the Macho Burrito features a Combo, Beef or Chick version that include seasoned beef, freshly grilled chicken or slow cooked beans, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole and both red and green sauce Green sauce is the name of several different sauces containing mainly herbs, namely the Italian salsa verde, the French sauce verte, and the German grüne Soße or Frankfurter Grie Soß (Frankfurt dialect). . Macho Burritos start at $2.99. Del Taco's other signature menu items include the Ultimate Taco, chicken Spicy Jack Quesadilla que·sa·dil·la n. A flour tortilla folded in half around a savory filling, as of cheese or beans, then fried or toasted. [American Spanish, from Spanish, diminutive of quesada, , Big Fat Tacos, Bacon Double Del Cheeseburger, world famous crinkle-cut fries, and, tacos and quesadillas. All menu items are made to order using freshly grated grate 1 v. grat·ed, grat·ing, grates v.tr. 1. To reduce to fragments, shreds, or powder by rubbing against an abrasive surface. 2. cheddar cheese, fresh produce, lard-free beans made from scratch and chicken grilled fresh every hour. Del Taco also serves hamburgers, french fries and shakes including strawberry shakes with real strawberries. "We don't prepare it until a customer orders it," explained Chaudry. "You'll never find a waiting chute or heat lamp heat lamp n. A lamp that emits infrared light and produces heat, used to apply topical heat to the skin for therapeutic purposes. heat lamp Infrared lamp, see there in Del Taco." Each week, Del Taco's more than 415 restaurants use more than 44,000 pounds of tomatoes, nearly 70 tons of lettuce and more than 66 tons of cheddar cheese. Experienced Restaurateurs Wanted This Vancouver restaurant is the first of five new restaurants planned by Chaudhry for the area. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Helen Trent, director of franchise sales at Del Taco, the company is actively seeking other franchisees to serve customers throughout the Portland, Ore./Vancouver market. "The opening records set at our new Vancouver restaurant tells us that consumers are hungry for Del Taco," said Trent. "We're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. experienced operators to help us serve these customers." With average unit volumes exceeding the $1 million mark, top industry publication Nation's Restaurant News lists Del Taco restaurants exceeding individual restaurant sales at competitor Taco Bell Taco Bell Corp., a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., is a Mexican-style quick service restaurant chain based in Irvine, California, United States. The restaurant has locations primarily in the United States and Canada, but also operates outlets in several other markets. by more than 25 percent. "Our high annual unit volume puts Del Taco on par with the national burger chains in terms of competitive sales," added Trent. "This makes for a strong return on investment for our franchisees." About Del Taco Del Taco is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. that operates, or franchises, more than 415 Mexican quick-service restaurants throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Del Taco is the second largest Mexican restaurant chain in the United States with individual restaurant sales volumes that exceed all other Mexican quick service competitors. Del Taco features fresh ingredients, made-to-order food, unique Mexican entrees, and an American menu that includes double cheeseburgers, shakes and crinkle-cut fries. Del Taco restaurants are designed with a festive interior and drive-thru. 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