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El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Nino ()
Date: January 15, 2015 11:11AM

Restaurant for sale with some owner financing, El taco since 1970 is for sale at $195000 business only and is need of new management. The price is for the the menu recipe and all fixtures. Rent is $7500 a month with about 2900 sqft of retail space and about .91 acres of parking. The freestanding building is on busy Centreville rd.


http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/bfs/4846075248.html

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: And no one cares ()
Date: January 15, 2015 11:38AM

Centreville might be the shittiest place on earth.

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Matt Ress ()
Date: January 15, 2015 11:41AM

And no one cares Wrote:
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> Centreville might be the shittiest place on earth.


May be, but the recipe for the taco meat at El Taco might well be worth $195K. I hope someone buys it and moves it to Vienna.

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: notreally ()
Date: January 15, 2015 12:20PM

And no one cares Wrote:
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> Centreville might be the shittiest place on earth.


Ya see what ya wanna see
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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: i see you and raise ()
Date: January 15, 2015 01:33PM

And no one cares Wrote:
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> Centreville might be the shittiest place on earth.

What about Manassas, which is where El Taco is actually located?

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: nooooope ()
Date: January 15, 2015 01:33PM

Moot point...El Taco isn't in Centreville, or even Fairfax County.

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Centrevillian ()
Date: January 15, 2015 01:48PM

El Taco is on Centreville Rd in Manassas VA. I can think of several local cities that are way shittier than Centreville, and tons around the country. So give that shit a rest. Haven't been to El Taco for years, last time I went in it looked very unsanitary and nasty inside, so I never went back. Everytime I drive by, I notice groups of Latino people standing around outside. They dont look like day laborers, so who knows what they are doing.

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Rfed ()
Date: January 15, 2015 01:57PM

Every restaurant on that road(entering Manassas) goes under in about 4 years.

The only place that seems to last the old cigarette burned table place Yorhshire House. That's because people have been going there for 20 years and food is $5 dollars served on paper plates.

Nobody in Manassas has any money to buy food at restaurants. Even the chain restaurants in Manassas look like they struggling.

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Not so true ()
Date: January 15, 2015 03:14PM

Rfed Wrote:
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> Every restaurant on that road(entering Manassas)
> goes under in about 4 years.
>
> The only place that seems to last the old
> cigarette burned table place Yorhshire House.
> That's because people have been going there for 20
> years and food is $5 dollars served on paper
> plates.
>
> Nobody in Manassas has any money to buy food at
> restaurants. Even the chain restaurants in
> Manassas look like they struggling.


What about Anthony's Restaurant, Roy Roger's, and Captain D's? Both have been there for over 15 years.

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: broke ()
Date: January 15, 2015 06:12PM

After spending one paycheck a month on rent and trying to stretch the other in gas to get to work and groceries, not to mention the 2 hours sitting in traffic each way....it's no wonder no one has any money/time to eat out in manassas.

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Buuuuuureato ()
Date: January 15, 2015 06:30PM

i see you and raise Wrote:
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> And no one cares Wrote:
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> > Centreville might be the shittiest place on
> earth.
>
> What about Manassas, which is where El Taco is
> actually located?

It's actually worse than Manassas. It's in Manassas Park!

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Guacamoleyyy ()
Date: January 15, 2015 06:52PM

So what, who cares? That place wasn't any better than Taco Hell anyways.

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Since the mid 70's ()
Date: January 16, 2015 02:53PM

Sad news. I could care less how much people rag on El Taco. I love this place and have been eating there since the mid 70's. It is not fancy, expensive or some big corporate chain. It's a mom and pop fast food operation and there is honestly not anything even remotely like it left in NOVA. The building even looks much the same as it did 30 years ago. I have friends who live in California insist who on eating at El Taco during every visit to the NOVA area. It is one of the last remnants of how NOVA used to be back in the day when it was actually a great place to live. I can understand young people, stuck up rich people and transplants to NOVA not liking this place it is not of their era or taste. They say it's dirty but it's not it's patina or you'll get sick. Well I have known dozens and dozens of people who have eaten there over the years and I've literally eaten there hundreds of times and no one I know, including myself has ever gotten sick (wish I could say the same about Taco Bell). I really miss the old dives like Dutch Kettle and Pig-n-Chic.

I really hope the new owners don't demolish the building and put some atrocious corporate monstrosity like Chipotle Grill in El Taco's place.

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: ykwLM ()
Date: January 16, 2015 04:15PM

notreally Wrote:
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> And no one cares Wrote:
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> > Centreville might be the shittiest place on
> earth.
>
>
> Ya see what ya wanna see

180 degree view I took from the dump hill one time when I was bored (2005)
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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: El... ()
Date: January 16, 2015 04:26PM

...buggo is what we call it. Back in the 70's and 80's it was owned by a family that ran the place well. They kept it clean and the food was well prepared. In the last decade or so the quality dropped...big time. That place is a shit hole now. Oh the days...2 taco burgers and a california burrito please! 4bucks max.

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: RIP El Taco ()
Date: January 16, 2015 04:57PM

I used to live on Liberia in Manassas Park, my family loved eating at El Taco. Food was well cooked and delicious, prices decent, and place was always clean. I left the area in 2001. Moved back in 2009, and hit up El Taco shortly after. Excelt for the decor and the menu, everything was different. The old staff was gone, and there was an unpleasant smell coming from the kitchen. I got home to discover that all my food was soaked with grease, and didn't taste at all like I remembered. Nothing can stay the same forever I guess. Sad!

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Fairfax Taco Eater ()
Date: January 16, 2015 05:28PM

Why is this Manassas being discussed here?

I don't live in, or go to the black hole of Prince William County.

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: PKeCe ()
Date: July 08, 2016 02:29PM

Sadly it's closed down now. Is there anywhere else around in Northern VA that made tacos and burritos like they did? Taco Amigo and Coyote Amigo did, but they both went out of business. :(

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Chi-wawa ()
Date: July 09, 2016 12:24PM

Taco bell

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Msski ()
Date: July 10, 2016 12:28AM

Yorkshire restaurant rocks!!!!!

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Taco el ()
Date: July 11, 2016 03:41AM

El taco is open. Backside of building

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Dick Zamillion ()
Date: July 11, 2016 08:52PM

it's now OPEN?

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: even better ()
Date: July 11, 2016 09:26PM

PKeCe Wrote:
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> Sadly it's closed down now. Is there anywhere else
> around in Northern VA that made tacos and burritos
> like they did? Taco Amigo and Coyote Amigo did,
> but they both went out of business. :(


Taco Bamba is better

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: vUjUe ()
Date: December 04, 2016 05:00PM

even better Wrote:
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> PKeCe Wrote:
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> > Sadly it's closed down now. Is there anywhere
> else
> > around in Northern VA that made tacos and
> burritos
> > like they did? Taco Amigo and Coyote Amigo did,
> > but they both went out of business. :(
>
>
> Taco Bamba is better

Not as good as El Taco or Taco Amigo or Coyote Amigo.

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: El Taco to reopen soon! ()
Date: December 04, 2016 05:03PM

The latest on El Taco...

https://www.facebook.com/El-Taco-290753737652243/?fref=ts
El Taco
November 11 at 4:39pm

Hey there Folks!
Thanks so much for the patience and The El Taco LOVE. El taco will be re-opening for you great people so don't worry !
We are a small family business trying to open as fast as we can - although slowly but surely!
You will be the first to know when it's close to that time we will open the el taco doors once again!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

El Taco
May 23 ยท
Hello Taco Fans!,
El Taco will be opening in the same building/address as before.
The building is now going to be split into two stores; Dunkin/Baskin Robbins (in one store), & El Taco (in the second store, located on the side of the building, facing away from the main road)
I will be posting an Estimated opening
date once I have a solid time frame.
Thanks for all the questions and Ill be keeping everyone posted ASAP!!

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Jonathan Burke ()
Date: January 06, 2017 08:41PM

Hey folks, have you ever heard of a restaurant taking over 6 months to reopen? If you checkout their Facebook page, you will see that these new "El Taco" owners have since May 23 been promising to "reopen", but have not been able to answer the question of WHEN they will reopen. And if you give them constructive criticism they will block you on their Facebook page. Personally, I don't think they will reopen, but heck, who am I?

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Does The Recipe ?? ()
Date: January 06, 2017 08:56PM

Have A Tail Sticking Out of The Taco?? I might just be interested Si..Senor!!

DAJAX.. 7500 a month rent..That's a lot of Tacos..!! Damn!
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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Rico Suave ()
Date: May 13, 2017 02:11AM

Hey El Taco,

It's been almost a year since you declared "We will be opening in the same building.....". Looks like your business plan is EL LOCO!

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Jackson ()
Date: July 02, 2017 11:08AM

El Taco, how about being "honest" about trying to reopen?

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: El Treachers ()
Date: July 02, 2017 11:42AM

It's becoming a new concept...a Fish/Mex hotspot called El Artuto Treachers. Crispy fried Cod Tacos and Grape Fanta Margaritas.

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: dunkin tacos ()
Date: July 03, 2017 03:36AM

THe dunkin donuts is great, I have stopped there a few times since they opened.

The el taco- still looks under construction. Maybe the owner fucked the financing up and spent the money elsewhere and is scrambling to get the money to pay the contractors so they can open- they would be pretty successful if they were actually open, been wondering about them for years, was all set to go - nope, closed.

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Barb ()
Date: July 03, 2017 11:51AM

Pig n chic, now that's a name I haven't heard in years! My grandparents use to own that and in later years rented it too various renters. I wish I had some old pics of the place, especially the inside as I was too young to be allowed in. Darn the bad luck!

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Lucas Noel ()
Date: September 24, 2017 01:58AM

Since El Taco will not be opening back up, perhaps they will sell their recipes. How about it, eh El Taco owner?

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Marcus ()
Date: November 10, 2017 08:31AM

Does anyone know of a restaurant that serves similar tacos and burritos? El Taco and the old Taco Bueno/Taco Laredo had a unique flavor, that I can't seem to find anywhere in Virginia. It was such a marvelous flavor that I'm hoping "someplace" has a similar taste. So frustrated.

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: El Taco Bell ()
Date: November 10, 2017 09:48AM

NOTHING beats a box of supreme tacos from Taco Bell after a hard session of drinking and dancing! You can get them hard or soft! I usually get half and half!

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: 1Ronald ()
Date: March 12, 2018 05:13PM

Will El Taco owners please update us on their opening? Dunkin' tells me the side is still empty and nothing has happened. You're the last refuge for inexpensive tacos and I never tried your nacho cheese mixed with chilli and side of chips. Would love to try this. This is our last hope of what used to be Taco Laredo flavors now gone. When the Bornstein brothers sold the restaurants we never knew they would both disappear. Please bring back El Taco, those great flavors and those great prices. And the guy who managed a Taco Laredo location started the Taco Amigo chain--also now gone. Need some of the real stuff without paying an arm and a leg for it. The prices. The flavors. We still miss you.

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Bob's Beef House ()
Date: March 12, 2018 05:32PM

Once you get away from the Northern Virginia area there are many great dives to get a great cheap meal.

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Ben Walters ()
Date: March 17, 2018 05:17PM

Bob,

But where is the food similar to El Taco?

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: photographer 39 ()
Date: March 18, 2018 01:30PM

ykwLM Wrote:
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> notreally Wrote:
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> -----
> > And no one cares Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Centreville might be the shittiest place on
> > earth.
> >
> >
> > Ya see what ya wanna see
>
> 180 degree view I took from the dump hill one time
> when I was bored (2005)


As a professional photo taker, I must say that this picture is awful. Just terrible. Please don't post things like this ever again. Ever.

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Photo Critic 897 ()
Date: March 18, 2018 01:35PM

What's with all these queers and their name with a number?
Did a memo to out on some kind of secret faggots hotline?

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Mack Davis ()
Date: March 27, 2018 04:19PM

Seriously, how much money does it take to reopen a restaurant?

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Ed ()
Date: June 11, 2018 01:36PM

No more El Taco Facebook page. Interesting......

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Dunde Esta Mi Taco ()
Date: October 17, 2018 04:18PM

Ed Wrote:
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> No more El Taco Facebook page. Interesting......

Just this one...

https://www.facebook.com/El-Taco-290753737652243/
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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Mel ()
Date: November 01, 2018 12:50AM

I'm guessing since they have been saying they're reopening for 2 years now, that they won't be reopening at all. Anyone have the recipes?

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Mariachi ()
Date: November 01, 2018 05:41AM

Mel Wrote:
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> I'm guessing since they have been saying they're
> reopening for 2 years now, that they won't be
> reopening at all. Anyone have the recipes?


It's relatively simple:

* 2 Lbs. ground beef
* 2 TBS. of Ex-Lax powder (extra fiber)
* 2 tsp. of onion powder
* 2 tsp. of cumin
* 1 tsp. of Paprika
* 1 tsp. of garlic powder

Brown the ground beef and add in the spices as well as the Ex-Lax while cooking. Drain off any grease after the cooking process has finished. Warm up 2 flour tortillas or corn taco shells in the microwave for 15 seconds. Enjoy!

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Luke ()
Date: April 21, 2019 02:32PM

For those that said Tippys Tacos were similar, I say....SHAME...SHAME...SHAME!

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Miles and miles ()
Date: April 21, 2019 06:57PM

YOu are right, west is one helluva view from 28/29.

notreally Wrote:
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> And no one cares Wrote:
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> > Centreville might be the shittiest place on
> earth.
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> Ya see what ya wanna see

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Lisa R ()
Date: January 18, 2020 08:29PM

Would you still be willing to sell the recipes? Let me know the current price and we can talk. Thanks.

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: To Hell With Tacos ()
Date: January 18, 2020 08:36PM

Tell us what points of land are those mountains in the pics above

DAJAX

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Too Much EZ Money Here ()
Date: January 18, 2020 08:39PM

>It's becoming a new concept...a Fish/Mex hotspot called El Artuto Treachers. Crispy fried Cod Tacos and Grape Fanta Margaritas.

So now its grape Margaritas to cool the bong huh , I guess even ATs has to go upscale

What say you Sir Harry Haddock about this brash new upstart . Cuck Cod must be behind it

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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Gear Jammer ()
Date: January 18, 2020 09:04PM

To Hell With Tacos Wrote: https://youtu.be/0U-ermF-tQA
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> Tell us what points of land are those mountains in
> the pics above
>
> DAJAX


Those mountains that are along route 15, 66 to 50. I think, over and out trucker.
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Re: El Taco in Centreville is for sale
Posted by: Tony Montana ()
Date: January 21, 2020 03:55AM

Most pile of shit Taco Place. I think high school food is better than that place.

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