industry fast casual founded july 1 1987 ; 29 years ago 1987 07 01 in laredo texas us headquarters laredo texas number of locations 19 2016 area served south texas products mexican food owner juan francisco ochoa website tacopalenque.com taco palenque is a mexican cuisine restaurant chain in south texas and northern tamaulipas mexico . the restaurant is headquartered in laredo texas and was established in 1987 . the restaurant s main dishes are the flame grilled beef or chicken fajita plate parrillada pirata taco panchos tortilla chips dipped in refried beans and guacamole homemade desserts and breakfast taco known as mariachis in south texas . taco palenque s salad bar has more than 7 different homemade salsas hot sauces . contents 1 history 2 palenque grill 3 pollo palenque 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit taco palenque was founded by juan francisco ochoa don pancho from sinaloa mexico . 1 ochoa was also the creator of the el pollo loco secret chicken recipe and founder of the grilled chicken concept . 1 don pancho ochoa and his brothers and sisters opened several el pollo loco franchises in mexico in the late 1970s and the united states in the 1980s . 1 2 in 1985 juan francisco moved to monterrey where he planned to create a mexican fastfood chain in the united states with drive thrus that served authentic mexican food . in 1987 ochoa opened taco palenque in laredo texas . the chain expanded to mcallen in 1998 brownsville in 2001 san antonio in 2007 nuevo laredo mexico in 2008 houston texas in 2010 mission texas cotulla texas in 2011 and weslaco texas in 2015 . in 2005 palenque grill was established . 1 3 4 palenque grill edit palenque grill is a subsidiary of taco palenque . palenque grill was established in 2005 with the opening of its first restaurant in laredo texas . palenque grill restaurants feature premium meats seafood margaritas parrilladas traditional mexican appetizers and desserts . these restaurants are higher end than the regular taco palenque . as of 2008 there are two palenque grill locations one in laredo the other in mcallen . then near the end of 2011 the ochoa family opened palenque grill in san antonio texas . in 2015 the company built a second palenque grill in mcallen texas . the official slogan for palenque grill is un rinconsito de mexico which means a little corner of mexico . a 2012 restaurant review in the san antonio express news gave the palenque grill four out of a possible five stars and called the restaurant a good choice for a visit . 5 pollo palenque edit pollo palenque formally named pollo tori is another subsidiary of taco palenque . pollo palenque is a fast food restaurant chain specializing in mexican grilled chicken . the restaurants main dish is pollo asado a grilled marinated chicken . the meal is usually served with salsa totopos and tortillas . the restaurant is currently only located on the border . it is located in laredo tx and the rio grande valley . see also edit el pollo loco list of mexican restaurants references edit a b c d diaz francisco 8 july 2011 . entrepreneur of the year is named . laredo sun . retrieved 16 july 2013 . dead link mendez cruz alberto 11 november 1993 . el pollo loco expandira su mercado mundial . la opinion in spanish . pp. 27 & 29 e1 & e4 . retrieved 16 july 2013 via google news . our story . palenque grill . galvani paul december 29 2010 . taco palenque . houston press . tijerina edmund february 21 2012 . review palenque grill . san antonio express news . external links edit taco palenque official page palenque grill official page v t e city of laredo attractions and sports republic of the rio grande capitol building museum washington s birthday celebration uni trade stadium laredo energy arena veterans field student activity complex texas a & m international university soccer complex laredo heat laredo lemurs business falcon international bank international bank of commerce laredo national bank mall del norte the outlet shoppes at laredo taco palenque history timeline cathedral of san agustin don tom s s nchez colonel santos benavides battle of laredo fort mcintosh laredo air force base republic of the rio grande san agustin de laredo historic district flag of the republic of the rio grande river drive mall geography chacon creek lake casa blanca rio grande san ildefonso creek san ygnacio creek santa isabel creek sombrerillito creek zacate creek education laredo community college laredo community college south campus laredo independent school district texas a & m international university ut health science center laredo campus united independent school district media newspapers english laredo morning times laredos zapata times spanish el diario de nuevo laredo el ma ana primera hora ltima hora television xefe televisa local 2.1 kgns nbc hd 8.1 kgns dt2 abc hd 8.2 kgns dt3 telemundo 8.3 xhbr canal de las estrellas hd 11.1 kylx cbs hd 13.1 kylx ld2 cw 13.2 klmv bvb 15.1 klmv ld2 infomercials 15.2 klmv 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