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Pup 'N' Taco (also spelled with a lower case 'n') was a privately owned chain of fast-food restaurants in Southern California, with its headquarters based in Long Beach, California. The business was begun by Russell Wendell in 1956 as a drive-in restaurant that served tacos, hot dogs and pastrami sandwiches. At the time Russell owned a chain of successful doughnut stores in Los Angeles - Big DoNut - which featured gigantic doughnuts atop a drive-in bakery. The first officially branded Pup 'N' Taco was opened in Pasadena, California in 1965. The menu consisted of tacos, tostadas, pastrami sandwiches, burgers, several varieties of hot dog (the "pup" in Pup 'N' Taco) and french fries. Beverages included R.C. Cola, root beer and a variety of flavored slushes. In January 1972, there were 50 locations.〔 (Alternate Link ) via ProQuest.〕 One year later, there were 62 locations.〔 (Alternate Link ) via ProQuest.〕 Russ Wendel Sr. design many of the buildings.〔〔 Ninety-nine stores in California were bought by Taco Bell in 1984 for their prime locations in very expensive real estate markets, effectively ending the history of the chain.〔 (Alternate Link ) via ProQuest.〕〔 (Alternate Link ) via ProQuest.〕 However, three operations in Albuquerque, New Mexico, were not included in the deal and two existed until August 2011 as ''Pop 'N' Taco.'' ==In popular culture== In the 1985 comedy ''Fletch'', starring Chevy Chase, Chase's character enters Alan Stanwyk's home and responds to the Hispanic maid's greeting of "¡Buenos dias!" (Good morning!) by replying, "¡Buenos Dias ... Pup 'n' Taco!" He greets several Hispanic people throughout the movie by saying the names of Hispanic places or using mock Spanish. In the film ''The Runaways'', Cherie Currie's sister Marie Currie worked at the "Pup n Fries" in the mid-1970s. Also singer Teena Marie worked there briefly in the 1970s, as did Judge Kevin A. Ross of the syndicated television program ''America's Court with Judge Ross''. 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「Pup 'N' Taco」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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