It’s a good week for east-side Wichita taco fans
Wichita’s Taco Tico renaissance continues.
On Wednesday, Greg White opened Wichita’s third Taco Tico in the former Taco Bueno space at 3530 N. Rock Road.
But he’s starting just with the drive-through. The lobby won’t open for several more weeks — White says he is aiming for Oct. 1.
The new restaurant will be the eighth Taco Tico in the Wichita area for White and his group. In addition to the Wichita restaurants at 460 N. West St. and at 13th and Tyler, he also has Taco Ticos in El Dorado, Newton, Arkansas City, Derby and Augusta.
When he announced his plans to take over the Taco Bueno space in June, White said he’d long wanted to get a Taco Tico back on the east side. Until 2011, one was operating at 3131 N. Rock Road, where Popeye’s is now, and it was a busy restaurant.
The new restaurant also marks the second time a competing taco chain has taken over a closed Taco Bueno space. Last year, Taco Shop took over the abandoned Taco Bueno restaurant at Central and Hillside.
At one time, Wichita had six Taco Bueno restaurants. The company filed for bankruptcy in late 2018, and the Rock Road location — which closed after the pandemic started — was its last Wichita restaurant.
The new Taco Tico’s drive-through will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
This story was originally published September 2, 2020 at 12:59 PM.
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