Chico's Tacos
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[[Image:Order of Chico's Tacos.jpg|right|thumb|An order of three Chico's Tacos with green chile sauce]] |
[[Image:Order of Chico's Tacos.jpg|right|thumb|An order of three Chico's Tacos with green chile sauce]] |
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[[Image:Chicos Tacos on Alameda.JPG|right|thumb|Chico's Tacos on Alameda Avenue]] |
[[Image:Chicos Tacos on Alameda.JPG|right|thumb|Chico's Tacos on Alameda Avenue]] |
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'''Chico's Tacos''' is a small local [[restaurant chain]] based in [[El Paso, Texas]]. It was founded on July 4, 1953 by local boxing promoter Joe Mora. Long considered a local institution in El Paso, it is perhaps the city's best-known restaurant, having been featured in the Food Network show ''[[The Best Thing I Ever Ate]]''.{{citation | title=El Paso-style taco shop has closed, but lawsuit continues | periodical=Austin American-Statesman | url=http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/austin/entries/2008/09/03/taco_shop_that_hit_the_spot_fo.html | date=September 3, 2008}}{{citation | title=The Best Thing I Ever Ate... With My Hands [episode EV0109] | periodical=The Food Network | url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-best-thing-i-ever-ate/with-my-hands/index.html | date=August 11, 2009 | access-date=May 20, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501040429/http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-best-thing-i-ever-ate/with-my-hands/index.html | archive-date=May 1, 2010 | url-status=dead }} It was also a topic of the [[Gabriel Iglesias]] stand up act ''I'm not Fat... I'm Fluffy''. |
'''Chico's Tacos''' is a small local [[restaurant chain]] based in [[El Paso, Texas]]. It was founded on July 4, 1953 by local boxing promoter Joe Mora. Long considered a local institution in El Paso, it is perhaps the city's best-known restaurant, having been featured in the [[Food Network]] show ''[[The Best Thing I Ever Ate]]''.{{citation | title=El Paso-style taco shop has closed, but lawsuit continues | periodical=Austin American-Statesman | url=http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/austin/entries/2008/09/03/taco_shop_that_hit_the_spot_fo.html | date=September 3, 2008}}{{citation | title=The Best Thing I Ever Ate... With My Hands [episode EV0109] | periodical=The Food Network | url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-best-thing-i-ever-ate/with-my-hands/index.html | date=August 11, 2009 | access-date=May 20, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501040429/http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-best-thing-i-ever-ate/with-my-hands/index.html | archive-date=May 1, 2010 | url-status=dead }} It was also a topic of the [[Gabriel Iglesias]] stand up act ''I'm not Fat... I'm Fluffy''. |
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Chico's has entered into local legend for its rolled [[tacos]] in a special tomato soup-like sauce,{{citation | title=Best tacos | periodical=El Paso Times | url=http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_10583570 | date=November 28, 2008}} as well as its low prices. Other items on the menu include [[hamburgers]], [[French fries]], [[grilled cheese sandwiches]] (or as Chicos Tacos employees often refer to them as "grillos"), and special round [[hot dogs]] served on hamburger buns. Originally located at 4230 Alameda Avenue on El Paso's south side, Chico's has since expanded to five El Paso locations, primarily on the town's east side. Since Mora's death in 1992, the restaurants have been run by his surviving children.{{citation | title=78(1) HR 84 - Enrolled version - Bill Text | url=http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/781/billtext/html/HR00084F.htm}} |
Chico's has entered into local legend for its rolled [[tacos]] in a special tomato soup-like sauce,{{citation | title=Best tacos | periodical=El Paso Times | url=http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_10583570 | date=November 28, 2008}} as well as its low prices. Other items on the menu include [[hamburgers]], [[French fries]], [[grilled cheese sandwiches]] (or as Chicos Tacos employees often refer to them as "grillos"), and special round [[hot dogs]] served on hamburger buns. Originally located at 4230 Alameda Avenue on El Paso's south side, Chico's has since expanded to five El Paso locations, primarily on the town's east side. Since Mora's death in 1992, the restaurants have been run by his surviving children.{{citation | title=78(1) HR 84 - Enrolled version - Bill Text | url=http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/781/billtext/html/HR00084F.htm}} |
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==Recognition== |
==Recognition== |
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In 2003 the 78th Texas House of Representatives adopted a resolution (HR 84),{{Citation | title=Texas House of Representatives Journals | date=July 18, 2003 | url=http://www.journals.house.state.tx.us/DocViewer.aspx?K2DOCKEY=odbc%3a%2f%2fTLO%2fTLO.dbo.vwJournalDocs%2f78%2f1%2fH%2fDAY07C1FINAL%40JournalDocs&QUERYTEXT=%3CAND%3E+%28+84%29+%3CAND%3E+vLegislature+%3CMATCHES%3E+78+%3CAND%3E+vSession+%3CMATCHES%3E+1+%3CAND%3E+vJournalChamber+%3CMATCHES%3E+H#HIT1| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425064426/http://www.journals.house.state.tx.us/DocViewer.aspx?K2DOCKEY=odbc:%2f%2fTLO%2fTLO.dbo.vwJournalDocs%2f78%2f1%2fH%2fDAY07C1FINAL@JournalDocs&QUERYTEXT=%3CAND%3E+(+84)+%3CAND%3E+vLegislature+%3CMATCHES%3E+78+%3CAND%3E+vSession+%3CMATCHES%3E+1+%3CAND%3E+vJournalChamber+%3CMATCHES%3E+H#HIT1| url-status=dead| archive-date=April 25, 2012}} introduced by El Paso representative [[Norma Chavez]], honoring the Mora family and celebrating the restaurant's 50th anniversary. |
In 2003 the 78th [[Texas House of Representatives]] adopted a resolution (HR 84),{{Citation | title=Texas House of Representatives Journals | date=July 18, 2003 | url=http://www.journals.house.state.tx.us/DocViewer.aspx?K2DOCKEY=odbc%3a%2f%2fTLO%2fTLO.dbo.vwJournalDocs%2f78%2f1%2fH%2fDAY07C1FINAL%40JournalDocs&QUERYTEXT=%3CAND%3E+%28+84%29+%3CAND%3E+vLegislature+%3CMATCHES%3E+78+%3CAND%3E+vSession+%3CMATCHES%3E+1+%3CAND%3E+vJournalChamber+%3CMATCHES%3E+H#HIT1| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425064426/http://www.journals.house.state.tx.us/DocViewer.aspx?K2DOCKEY=odbc:%2f%2fTLO%2fTLO.dbo.vwJournalDocs%2f78%2f1%2fH%2fDAY07C1FINAL@JournalDocs&QUERYTEXT=%3CAND%3E+(+84)+%3CAND%3E+vLegislature+%3CMATCHES%3E+78+%3CAND%3E+vSession+%3CMATCHES%3E+1+%3CAND%3E+vJournalChamber+%3CMATCHES%3E+H#HIT1| url-status=dead| archive-date=April 25, 2012}} introduced by El Paso representative [[Norma Chavez]], honoring the Mora family and celebrating the restaurant's 50th anniversary. |
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Standup comedian [[Gabriel Iglesias]] mentioned Chico's in his 2009 [[Comedy Central]] special ''I'm Not Fat, I'm Fluffy''. During his routine, which was taped in El Paso, Iglesias referenced Chico's as "an El Paso tradition", to the applause of the audience.[[Iglesias, Gabriel]]. ''I'm Not Fat, I'm Fluffy'' [[Comedy Central]]; 2009 |
Standup comedian [[Gabriel Iglesias]] mentioned Chico's in his 2009 [[Comedy Central]] special ''I'm Not Fat, I'm Fluffy''. During his routine, which was taped in El Paso, Iglesias referenced Chico's as "an El Paso tradition", to the applause of the audience.[[Iglesias, Gabriel]]. ''I'm Not Fat, I'm Fluffy'' [[Comedy Central]]; 2009 |
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== Legal issues == |
== Legal issues == |
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In the late 2000s, the owners of Chico's Tacos sued an [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]-based restaurant, Chuco's Tacos, for trademark infringement. In addition to the name, which differed from Chico's by only one letter, Chuco's Tacos also featured a paper tray with rolled tacos in a tomato-based sauce as its main menu item. Chuco's Tacos went out of business on July 18, 2008, before the trial could begin. |
In the late 2000s, the owners of Chico's Tacos sued an [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]-based restaurant, Chuco's Tacos, for [[trademark infringement]]. In addition to the name, which differed from Chico's by only one letter, Chuco's Tacos also featured a paper tray with rolled tacos in a tomato-based sauce as its main menu item. Chuco's Tacos went out of business on July 18, 2008, before the trial could begin. |
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== Discrimination controversy == |
== Discrimination controversy == |
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