in need of reorganization to comply with wikipedia s layout guidelines . please help by editing the article to make improvements to the overall structure . may 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message el taco tote real mexican grill type mexican restaurants industry quick service restaurants genre fast casual founder jose pacifico heras ceo headquarters el paso texas united states number of locations 24 company owned restaurants 1 area served arizona new mexico texas mexico products mexican food services catering owner jose pacifico heras ceo website tacotote.com el taco tote real mexican grill is a u.s. based fast food restaurant chain specializing in real mexican cuisine . currently headquartered in el paso texas 2 the first location was created in cd . juarez chihuahua in 1988 . the company has locations in arizona new mexico texas chihuahua and coahuila with concentrations in el paso and cd . juarez . the chain currently operates 24 restaurants ; including recent additions in tucson arizona and san antonio texas . their main dishes include tacos enchiladas quesadillas and many specialty salsas . history edit el taco tote was founded in 1988 by the pacifico heras family in cd . juarez . the first store located in the u.s. opened in 1994 in el paso and the company incorporated that same year . el taco tote franchise systems operates a chain of more than a dozen quick service mexican restaurants in texas and the southwest where customers build their own tacos . the chain s taco bars feature such fillings as barbacoa fish fajita meat and chicken along with a variety of salsas and toppings . in addition to its us locations el taco tote has eight locations in mexico . 3 references edit the franchise mall . retrieved 2013 07 16 . el paso redco . retrieved 2013 07 16 . answers.com . retrieved 2013 08 16 . external links edit el taco tote website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title el taco tote & oldid 721654711 categories restaurant chains in the united stateshidden categories wikipedia articles needing reorganization from may 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 23 may 2016 at 07 38 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view