Can Del Taco come to Chicago?
Jun 25, 2006, 10:19 am
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There may be hope: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...9/ai_n14710497
Jun 25, 2006, 10:21 am
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And according to this a store is opening in Naperville soon...
http://www.qsrweb.com/article.php?id=5108
(Naperville 10 miles from Chicago? yeah, right...)
http://www.qsrweb.com/article.php?id=5108
(Naperville 10 miles from Chicago? yeah, right...)
Jun 25, 2006, 1:03 pm
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With the plethora of tacquerias in Chicago, Chicago does not need a so-so Mexican chain, Del Taco is better than Taco Bell but does not come close to the quality (and cheap prices) that the many many tacquerias located here offer.
If one can’t find a good tacqueria in the Chicago area, which has the third largest Hispanic population in the U.S., someone isn’t looking very hard. @:-)
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If one can’t find a good tacqueria in the Chicago area, which has the third largest Hispanic population in the U.S., someone isn’t looking very hard. @:-)
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Jun 25, 2006, 1:06 pm
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Agree that Del Taco is better than Pizza Bell, but that ain't saying much. When I lived in Southern California, I was a huge Naugles fan. Excellent chain, put Del Taco to shame. Del Taco absorbed them in the late 80's. 
Jun 25, 2006, 1:07 pm
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Originally Posted by Sweet Willie
With the plethora of tacquerias in Chicago, Chicago does not need a so-so Mexican chain, Del Taco is better than Taco Bell but does not come close to the quality (and cheap prices) that the many many tacquerias located here offer.
If one can’t find a good tacqueria in the Chicago area, which has the third largest Hispanic population in the U.S., someone isn’t looking very hard. @:-)
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If one can’t find a good tacqueria in the Chicago area, which has the third largest Hispanic population in the U.S., someone isn’t looking very hard. @:-)
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I guess thats your opinion. I'd say that you are wrong on your "so-so" commentary.
Third largest Hispanic population? What stats are you counting?
Jun 25, 2006, 1:16 pm
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Originally Posted by Ken in Phx
I guess thats your opinion. I'd say that you are wrong on your "so-so" commentary.
Third largest Hispanic population? What stats are you counting?
Third largest Hispanic population? What stats are you counting?
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Total Pop Hispanic Rank % Hispanic pop
New York, NY. . . . . . . . . . . 8,008,278 1 2,160,554 1 27.0
Los Angeles, CA . . . . . . . . 3,694,820 2 1,719,073 2 46.5
Chicago, IL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,896,016 3 753,644 3 26.0
Houston, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,953,631 4 730,865 4 37.4
Philadelphia, PA. . . . . . . . . 1,517,550 5 128,928 24 8.5
Phoenix, AZ . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,321,045 6 449,972 6 34.1
San Diego, CA. . . . . . . . . . 1,223,400 7 310,752 9 25.4
Dallas, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,188,580 8 422,587 8 35.6
San Antonio, TX. . . . . . . . . 1,144,646 9 671,394 5 58.7
Detroit, MI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 951,270 10 47,167 72 5.0
El Paso, TX . . . . . . . . . . . 563,662 23 431,875 7 76.6
San Jose, CA. . . . . . . . . . . 894,943 11 269,989 10 30.2
Last edited by skofarrell; Jun 25, 2006 at 1:21 pm
Jun 25, 2006, 1:23 pm
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Originally Posted by Ken in Phx
I guess thats your opinion. I'd say that you are wrong on your "so-so" commentary.
Third largest Hispanic population? What stats are you counting?
Third largest Hispanic population? What stats are you counting?
Chicago
The Windy City's population growth during the next decade will be 100 percent Hispanic
December 01, 2004
By Eileen Davis Hudson
The Windy City may be significantly colder than Mexico or Puerto Rico, but that hasn't stopped the flood of emigrants from those places. Chicago's 1.6 million Hispanic population is 75 percent Mexican, the largest Mexican population east of the Mississippi River, and 11 percent Puerto Rican. The fourth-largest Hispanic market in the United States, Chicago is poised to see its Hispanic population increase sharply from its current 17.4 percent of the total market.
http://www.marketingymedios.com/mark..._id=1000732920
The Windy City's population growth during the next decade will be 100 percent Hispanic
December 01, 2004
By Eileen Davis Hudson
The Windy City may be significantly colder than Mexico or Puerto Rico, but that hasn't stopped the flood of emigrants from those places. Chicago's 1.6 million Hispanic population is 75 percent Mexican, the largest Mexican population east of the Mississippi River, and 11 percent Puerto Rican. The fourth-largest Hispanic market in the United States, Chicago is poised to see its Hispanic population increase sharply from its current 17.4 percent of the total market.
http://www.marketingymedios.com/mark..._id=1000732920
edited to add: appreciate the census info skofarrell
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Jun 26, 2006, 6:36 am
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Originally Posted by ScottC
(Naperville 10 miles from Chicago? yeah, right...)
Jun 27, 2006, 9:28 am
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Originally Posted by UNITED959
I love the taquerias in Chicago -- but sometimes that "processed food taste" is what I crave.
Or as I call it, AmeriMex food.
Jun 28, 2006, 7:35 am
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Originally Posted by Sweet Willie
With the plethora of tacquerias in Chicago, Chicago does not need a so-so Mexican chain, Del Taco is better than Taco Bell but does not come close to the quality (and cheap prices) that the many many tacquerias located here offer.
If one can’t find a good tacqueria in the Chicago area, which has the third largest Hispanic population in the U.S., someone isn’t looking very hard. @:-)
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If one can’t find a good tacqueria in the Chicago area, which has the third largest Hispanic population in the U.S., someone isn’t looking very hard. @:-)
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