Taco Bueno

History

Taco Bueno was founded in 1967 by Bill R. Waugh, an art graduate from Abilene Christian University. The first store was located in Abilene, Texas. In 1981, Taco Bueno was acquired by British food manufacturer Unigate. In 1996, Taco Bueno was sold to Carl's Jr.'s franchisor CKE Restaurants.

In 2001, the private investment group Jacobson Partners purchased the chain for $72.5 million US dollars to help aid CKE Restaurants in a debt battle.

On August 10, 2005, Palladium Equity Partners announced the purchase of Taco Bueno from Jacobson Partners. At the same time, John Miller was appointed CEO of Taco Bueno. In 2011, Ed Lambert became CEO of Taco Bueno, LP.

In fall 2015, Taco Bueno announced its first delivery expansion partnership with application Tapingo. In early December 2015, Taco Bueno was purchased by TPG Growth, a division of Fort Worth private equity firm TPG.

Tamales

Pork tamales are a seasonal item.

Big Ol' Burrito

The Big Ol' Burrito, or BOB, comes on a 12-inch flour tortilla. It includes chili sauce, lettuce, shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream, and tomatoes, with your choice of taco meat, diced chicken, or diced steak.

MexiDips & Chips

The MexiDips & Chips is a bed of tortilla chips with two fried corn tortilla bowls. For dine-in orders, one bowl contains queso, one holds refried pinto beans, and there are 2 scoops of fresh guacamole on the side. For carry-out, the guacamole goes in one of the tortilla bowls and the cheese is in a plastic container with a lid to prevent spillage.

In 2005, a dish known as MexiDips & Chips Plus was available for a limited time. It came with a Southwest Spinach Artichoke Dip. In 2012, a White Cheddar Queso Dip was added for a limited time. In 2013, customers who ordered MexiDips & Chips could load their queso for free with toppings like Killer Guacamole (a spicier version of the ordinary guacamole that comes with the dish), spicy chorizo, pico de gallo, or sour cream.

Muchaco

A Muchaco is a lightly fried pita bread that comes with lettuce, shredded cheddar cheese, and tomatoes, and your choice of taco meat, diced chicken, or diced steak. The taco meat muchaco has refried beans, while the chicken and steak muchaco come with black beans.

Potato Burrito

Taco Bueno's Potato Burrito consists of the customer's choice of ground beef or grilled chicken, hash brown potatoes, queso, shredded lettuce, and sour cream wrapped in a soft flour tortilla. As with most of the chain's menu items, refried beans may be substituted for meat at no additional charge.

Mucho Nachos

Mucho Nachos is a bed of corn tortilla chips topped with refried beans, chili sauce, queso, tomatoes, sour cream, and a choice of taco meat, diced chicken, or diced steak.

Nacho Salad

Nacho Salad is a salad concoction that comes with the customers' choice of beef or chicken. It is on a bed of chips with chili, queso, lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes.

Cheesecake Chimichanga

A Cheesecake Chimichanga is a warm cheesecake filling wrapped in a lightly battered flour tortilla, which is then deep fried and dusted with powdered sugar. There is an original flavor, which is just plain cheesecake. Many locations also offer a mixed berry flavor. In the past, Taco Bueno has offered a cinnamon cheesecake, which included a cinnamon cheesecake filling, and dusted with cinnamon sugar.

Churros

A sweet, fried dough pastry bite, dusted in cinnamon and sugar. Taco Bueno offers three or five-pack orders of this sugary delight.

Bueno Choice Menu

In October 2010 Taco Bueno debuted the Bueno Choice Menu featuring items ranging between 150 - 450 calories. The Bueno Choice Menu offers items such as grilled chicken fajita tacos, and black bean burritos. The Bueno Choice menu is no longer being offered.

Salsa Bar

All Taco Bueno locations have a self serve salsa and condiment bar featuring homemade fresh original red and roasted salsas, fresh pico de gallo, diced onions, and jalapeño peppers.

Breakfast Menu

In 2007, Taco Bueno introduced a line of breakfast items, including egg burritos and breakfast platters, at the majority of their locations. Chorizo was reintroduced, in the spring of 2012.

Bueno Chilada©

Two ground beef Chiladas, smothered in chili sauce and real melted queso, surrounded by rice and delicious refried beans. You also get sour cream, fresh=made guacamole and chips.

Muchaco®

A Beef Muchaco (with soft warm pita bread, beans, beef, cheddar and more) with a Crispy Beef Taco, rice, beans, sour cream, fresh-made guacamole and chips.

Taco Platter

Two ground beef tacos surrounded by mexican rice, refried beans, sour cream, fresh made guacamole and tortilla chips.

Wholotta Platter™

Beef Chilida smothered in chili and queso

Crispy Beef Taco

Beef Muchaco

Side of queso

Mexican rice

Refried beans

Sour cream, guacamole and chips

Which is the biggest platter on the menu.

Fajita Platter

100% fresh grilled fajita steak or all white meat fajita chicken with grilled onions and peppers, The Fajita Platter features 3 warm flour tortillas, seasoned Mexican rice, slow-simmer refried beans, and chips. Platter also comes with shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream, and in house made guacamole.