Mighty Taco looks to add alcohol

[ricojes]

https://buffalonews.com/2020/02/21/how-about-a-beer-with-that-super-mighty-mighty-taco-looking-to-add-alcoholic-beverages-to-its-menu/

 

Soon taco eaters may be washing down their burritos with beer at most Mighty Taco restaurants Western New York, according to a spokesman for the chain.

The fast-food chain, known for its quirky ad campaigns, has taken the first step to obtaining a liquor license from the State Liquor Authority for 19 of its 21 local restaurants, confirmed Mighty Taco CEO Russell Jasulevich.

“What’s better than a burrito and beer?” asked Jasulevich. “A taco and beer. It adds another dimension to our business.”

The liquor license would also allow the sale of wine and hard cider, said Jasulevich.

Edited February 21, 2020 by ricojes

[apuszczalowski]

I thought you end up there after your done drinking for the night? 

[SinceThe70s]

A burrito and two beers.

[Teddy KGB]

A joint, a Diet Pepsi and some fajitas ? 

Edited February 21, 2020 by Teddy KGB

[Seasons1992]

That's gonna make for even more messy nights.

[apuszczalowski]

2 minutes ago, Seasons1992 said:

That's gonna make for even more messy nights.

The poor employees who have to go and clean the bathrooms on the night shifts....

[CIrvine]

Frank Zappa has the answer.

[Marv's Neighbor]

21 minutes ago, apuszczalowski said:

The poor employees who have to go and clean the bathrooms on the night shifts....

You don't like sticking to the floor?

[Chandler#81]

Beer & tacos. A match made in Restroom Heaven!

[aristocrat]

yea, young me did not need to add more alcohol to my blackout as we stopped their on they way home from the bars.  but one more beer never hurt anyone and that ceo is probably smarter than me so when in rome

[row_33]

3 El Nino's, two for the drive back to Toronto and one to sit in the fridge until i finally throw it out

 

 

[dhg]

Pretty sure they sold beer many years ago. Early 80's?

[Koko78]

2 hours ago, ricojes said:

https://buffalonews.com/2020/02/21/how-about-a-beer-with-that-super-mighty-mighty-taco-looking-to-add-alcoholic-beverages-to-its-menu/

 

Soon taco eaters may be washing down their burritos with beer at most Mighty Taco restaurants Western New York, according to a spokesman for the chain.

The fast-food chain, known for its quirky ad campaigns, has taken the first step to obtaining a liquor license from the State Liquor Authority for 19 of its 21 local restaurants, confirmed Mighty Taco CEO Russell Jasulevich.

“What’s better than a burrito and beer?” asked Jasulevich. “A taco and beer. It adds another dimension to our business.”

The liquor license would also allow the sale of wine and hard cider, said Jasulevich.

 

Yikes. Talk about asking for legal liability.

 

Are high school minimum wage fast-food workers going to properly check IDs during a lunch or dinner rush?

Are they going to recognize someone who is too drunk to serve when they're busy, putting the entire restaurant at risk liability under dram shop laws?

Are they going to serve real beer, or Bud Light?

 

Finally, is this the first step in their bid to win the Franchise Wars, and make Demolition Man come true?

[Koko78]

6 minutes ago, Bandito said:

Lighten up, Francis 

 

***** that, I'm not eating underground black market rat burgers because meat was outlawed.

[row_33]

i was sad when they shut down the Amherst Street location, it was a go-to after a Bills game for years

 

[Augie]

4 hours ago, Koko78 said:

 

Yikes. Talk about asking for legal liability.

 

Are high school minimum wage fast-food workers going to properly check IDs during a lunch or dinner rush?

Are they going to recognize someone who is too drunk to serve when they're busy, putting the entire restaurant at risk liability under dram shop laws?

Are they going to serve real beer, or Bud Light?

 

Finally, is this the first step in their bid to win the Franchise Wars, and make Demolition Man come true?

 

I’m sure the quality management will handle this just fine......or at least as well as the order/pick up arrangement. There may or may not have been evenings (aka early mornings post bar hopping) when some people I may have known (aka drove their with me) skipped the “order line” and went straight to the “pick up line”, then waited for an order that sounded good and didn’t get an immediate response from someone waiting to grab it and eat. Most of the diners were too messed up to have any idea what happened. 

 

I don’t think it will be any worse from a liability standpoint than any of the other establishments who would serve us when I was 16-17 years old. You knew where to go, when to go and who’s table to sit at. Where there is a will (and a pitcher) there is a way! 

[Hardhatharry]

7 hours ago, apuszczalowski said:

The poor employees who have to go and clean the bathrooms on the night shifts....

Every chain restaurant I ever worked at the manager was the one who had to clean the bathrooms. They wouldn't let the employees clean them said it was a health risk if you were handling customers food. This was about 15 years ago.

Edited February 21, 2020 by Hardhatharry

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

5 hours ago, Koko78 said:

 

***** that, I'm not eating underground black market rat burgers because meat was outlawed.

“Soylent Green...IS MIGHTY ALPO!!!”

[snafu]

Will they serve it at the drive-thru?

That would work best for me.

 

[Wacka]

Back in the 70s, the workers were more wasted than the customers.   A friend and I went to the Bailey location and ordered two Mightys apiece. Opened the bag and there were 8 in it! They were so wasted they made the order twice.