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menu is at the bottom

Well here are some picts of what the restaurant looks like so far as of a few days ago.Ive been to tired to make a post :P.There is only a few more things that need to be done.The kitchen will be done tomorrow.We hope to open on saterday the 21 but well see what happens :-\.After we got jacked it held us up a week.

A few picts are kind of blurry couse my camera phone had lint on the lense(couse I keep it in my pocket and they're allways empty) :-[ :P .Hope you guys like it.

http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...MXk1NDE%3D.jpg
The colors are kind of bright couse they are suposed to be invinting and also suposedly red,yellow and blue make you hungry ???.The red roof over the kicthen was my Idea.My family thought I was nuts at first couse they couldnt imagine a roof inside...now every one loves it.The seating are is kind of small.It will acomodate 38 people comfortably but max capacity is 42.
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...MXk1NDE%3D.jpg
Here is another shot.The salsa bar and the soda machine is whats on the counter you see down the hallway.The bathrooms are all the way in the back on the right.
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...MXk1NDE%3D.jpg
Here is a shot of the kicthen looking out of the storage area.My pimp ass charcoal stainless steel grill is in those cardboard boxes you see on the floor.
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...MXk1NDE%3D.jpg
Here is a shot of the cookline looking in from the side door into the kitchen.The charcoal grill will go in betwen the griddle and the stove.
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...MXk1NDE%3D.jpg
Here is a shot looking in through the pick up window.I wanted people to be able to see what we were doing back there.

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looks great, good luck on it.

its always nice to be your own boss

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Thanks Johnny.
Im getting really nervouse though.

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Looks good. Kinda looks like the same color scheme as Del Taco. Damn tricky mexicans and your mind tricks. :P
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Best of luck man, what ever happened with your ---- getting jacked??

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Will you belive I have never in my life been in a Del Taco.And just for the record we will be nothing like them.Our tacos will have Rib Eye steak not ground beef :-X



Nothing.----------ing pigs didnt even have a dick-tective asigned to our case.

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Best of luck too you man. I'm sure you'll do great.

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Aw man Raf thats awesome :o It's normal to be nervous in a new situation/environment, but in time things will steady out I'm sure. I swear to it I am going to go to Texas and order a Taco from your resteraunt one day. :D

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can i get some carne asada por favor?

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LOL, Mexican Mcdonalds ;). just buggin ya Raf, looks good man. if you need some illegal's to come work, PM me ;) hahaha

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looks sweet man...its gotta be the BEST feeling in the world seeing you OWN business finally getting up and running. all the hard work finally pays off. me and my buddy are trying to open a shop this summer, finances seem right, but we just have to find a decent area and get our own things together before making the big move. good luck with business man!! :)

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ship me a taco

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Looks good. The colors are a tad bright, but I can't say that the majority of mexican food places haven't been. At first I thought you were trying to go all "El Torrito" on us, but it's good to see that you're going more "hole in the wall". ;) The food is better there anyway.

You know I'm flying in once you have a spare minute. The bean and cheese burrito is the teller of all. That's all I'll need to order. ;)

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That looks very promising Raffi, I didnt even know if you were still going through it after the whole theft incident. Glad to see it didnt stop your plans. I hope this works out well for you man. You deserve it

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looks good man, congrats on the new business

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Looks like a good start! ;)
The roof kicks ass. :D

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damn, i'll get there someday. where are you loacted? if y'ou're in the area, im a qualified line cook.

good luck with the business.

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lookin' good raffi :)

All will be well I know it. ;) Damn so with the business and all you ain't comin' to SoCal for a meet anytime soon huh :'(

And I agree with steve on the bean and cheese. The bean and cheese burrito determines the resturants yummyliciousness. Take a picture of the first bean and cheese burrito, I wanna see it :D

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looking good Raffi. Best of luck i hope everything goes well.

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looks great raffi, so what ever happened with your trailer and ----? anything ever show back up? maybe in a couple years when your established and ready to open another location, i'll move the family to texas and be your partner ;) i'm sure if i tan enough i could pass as a mexican :D

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As and exuctive chef i offer this advice.

1) dont use ribeye its to expensive use flank or skirt steak.
2) always have lots of choulua hotsauce around.
3) stay open late and get a alcohol license.

if you serve alcohol and hot sauce they wil come.

good luck.

and hire real mexicans.l

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what sorta deal do fellow HMT'ers get?

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Good luck with this. Maybe I'll stop by if I'm ever in your part of the continent.

BTW, the colour scheme reminds me of these:
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looks good.. we tried to open a store front in one of those shopping centers.. I never realized how much those ------- places own you on rent.. the place we were looking at was 3500 a month.. crazy ----.

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Hi, My name iz "Henifer Lopezzzz"
I love Tacoz And Burritozzz
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You could organise a HMT meet at your restaurant, because if theres is people in the place, more people are willing to stop by. Anyway, Good luck!

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where is that place at? looks like a set for a play.

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Worked in kitchens for a while, make sure your cooks keep that place clean, some of the kitchens ive been in were just filthy, and disgusting. Just clean everything everynight, wiping down ---- that doesnt even look dirty, cause aafter a week it will be nasty as helll.

But good luck,the first year is the hardest, after that, it should be all downhill from there...

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Thanks guys. :)

You know our beans will be good couse this aint Cali. and we dont have any health conciouse yuppies here so our beans will be refried with good old lard for that real gangsta flava 8).

Nothing came about it.Turns out the cops werent even looking for it.The detective whos name was on the police report as the asigned cop didnt even know the case was his ??? ::).Its ok though.At least its a tax write off :-\

1-Sysco is giving us a pretty good deal so ribe eye is only 2.50 a pound.A taco wich will have 3 ounces of meat will be 1.90.Do the math ;).Plus were not woried about making a killing.We want repeated customers.My dad allways told us that "its beter to have a constant drip rather than one big gush".
Flak and skirt steaks are too grainey and kind of tough.Even chopped up its like chewing gum.For our fajitas were going to use flap meat wich is also a little more expensive but you can beat the tendernes.
2-Cholula is ok but all of our salsas will be made the way my mom used to make them....fresh!
3-the liquor liscense is on hold since we used our reserve money to but our new equiptment.
and as far a hiring real Mexicans,wellwe aint hireing no one.Its going to be strictly family operated for a while.At least untill we get off our feet.

10%off ;)

We got a pretty good deal.$9 a foot plus $3 for tripple net(maintenence and ----).The place is 1450sqft.Its rite off the I-35 in between a row of dealers,2 hospitals and a plastic surgery plaza.The nearest restaurants are 2 exits in eather direction(about 1 mile).So in traffic that translates to a 1/2 hour away :P.Were also surounded by a comunity of 5000 homes.

Both my brother and I are clean freeks and Im a slite germ-a-phobe :-[ so I think our kitchen will be pretty clean.But I know what you mean about dirty kicthens :-X.

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Were's the "hmt ownes me" sign for the wall ??? Good luck in your adventure ;)

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Good luck with the venture. And if you hire anyone make sure to give them free food / a hefty discount otherwise there just gonna take it anyways. I used to work for the most strict over the shoulder lookin cheapasses ever and I could still walk out with a full stomach of lobster, crab, shrimp, and scallops... all because they offered such a small employee discount and didnt pay well. >:D

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again good luck...but how are you getting ribeye for $2.50 a pound. i buy $30,000 a month from sysco and the best price i get is $5.05. what type of ribeye is it and can you give me a product number? :)

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blue is absolutely not appetizing, neither is green. but yellow and red and orange purple too. almost any color you would find on a fruit.

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never mind i found what your useing . anyway good for you. best of luck. im looking for a place and start up hopefully in the winter.

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just open the doors and do your thing dont worry about anything its ready to go and so arent you you will see youll do good

also good luck

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$2.50 / 16 ounces in a pound = $0.156 per ounce
3 ounces to a taco = $0.468

god damn raffy - that's a pretty good profit
congrats on getting everything off the ground...whatever happened to the ---- that got stolen? get it sorted out?

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If you have your menu made up, scan it and post it up :)

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Looks great man!

Sounds like you have done your research and are going into this with some knowledge.

I'm sure you will do well!

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ya you should do what Muchas Gracias does....hire illegals and pay them like $3/hr, you know they can't complain cause they'll get their asses deported....lolz


so what are you naming your restaurant and what state is it located in? if your in WA then i'll have to stop by and order a tamali or a quesadilla or something

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Don't worry about it dude. My mother in law opened her own insurance agency and barely scraped by for a year, while she and her husband lived in a mobile home. Fast forward 15 years, today they live in a $2.5 mil 10k square foot home. Persistance pays off, and oh yeah, DON'T SKIMP ON ADVERTISING!!!