News broke Wednesday afternoon that the iconic Taco Time restaurant in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood will close in just a few days.
The restaurant has been in business there for 50 years.Street in Wallingford, is shutting down for good this coming Monday. An employee told the Seattle Times that business had never really bounced back since the COVID pandemic.”
But the unusually futuristic – which, for some, also reads as “1980s and dated” – architecture is part of the appeal in Wallingford and has been for nearly 35 years. Meanwhile, longtime customers Stephanie Dobler and Bill Woityra made a special burrito-seeking visit Wednesday after hearing the news and paused from placing their order to speak with KIRO Newsradio.
“The architectural style I think is very significant,” Dobler continued. “And I hope that they do not tear it down.” While multiple Taco Time locations remain in operation around Puget Sound – including that Wallingford doppelganger in Auburn – the final day at 45“This was always just this beacon of tacos,” Stephanie Dobler said. “Every time I was in the neighborhood, we had to come. I’m very sad.”
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