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King Taco is a fast food restaurant chain based in Los Angeles, California, serving soft tacos, burritos, sopes, tamales, nachos, and authentic Mexican drinks such as horchata, , and tamarindo. Some locations also serve roasted chicken. King Taco has its headquarters in Los Angeles.〔"(Careers )." King Taco. Retrieved on January 21, 2010.〕 ==History== King Taco was founded in 1974 by Raul Martínez, Sr., who operated a mobile lunch wagon out of a converted ice cream truck.〔Jesus Sanchez, ("King Taco Got Start in Old Ice Cream Van" ), ''Los Angeles Times'', November 16, 1987.〕 Author Gustavo Arellano has credited Martinez as the inventor of the modern taco truck.〔Gustavo Arellano, ("Raul Martinez Sr., Founder of Iconic King Taco Chain/Inventor of the Taco Truck, Dies" ), ''OC Weekly'', December 5, 2013.〕 Within six months, he opened the first of the chain's restaurants in Cypress Park.〔http://www.kingtaco.com/locations.html〕 He opened the second King Taco on 3rd Street in East Los Angeles, which at is the flagship restaurant. Other locations soon followed, opening every other year in Commerce, Baldwin Park, El Monte and other East Los Angeles sites.〔 〕 By 1995, he had established fourteen restaurants grossing over $21 million.〔 〕 As of 2014, the company operated over 20 restaurants throughout Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County. They have recently opened up new restaurants in Old Town Pasadena and Long Beach, some of the few not located in a predominantly Mexican American neighborhood. The company has also contributed to urban revitalization through the retrofitting of vacant commercial buildings for its restaurants. Additionally King Taco has expanded into the Inland Empire, with restaurants in Ontario, California and Fontana, California. Company founder Raul Martinez, Sr. died at age 71, while visiting family in Mexico City, on December 3, 2013.〔Jenn Harris, ("Raul Martinez Sr., founder of King Taco, dies at 71" ), ''Los Angeles Times'', December 4, 2013.〕〔("Founder Of King Taco Dies At 71" ), KCBS-TV, December 4, 2013.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「King Taco」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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