乌鸦传媒淒isappointed乌鸦传媒� was the word many Kelowna TacoTime customers used to describe how they felt on the restaurant乌鸦传媒檚 final day of operations on Tuesday (May 11).
Hundreds stopped by the Dilworth Shopping Centre business to get their final Taco Tuesday fix. After 40 years of tacos, the fast-food restaurant recently had its lease terminated and is shuttering its doors for good, with a new Starbucks location scheduled to take its place.
It乌鸦传媒檚 the final Taco Tuesday for TacoTime . After 40 years of tacos, the fast-food restaurant is shuttering its doors for good.
乌鸦传媒� Aaron (@aaron_hemens)
The lineup for the drive-thru is currently zig-zagging through the parking lot
乌鸦传媒淚 think there乌鸦传媒檚 more than enough Starbucks and a few TacoTimes,乌鸦传媒� said Desmond Evans. 乌鸦传媒淚 enjoy their food and I think it乌鸦传媒檚 unfortunate for a franchise like Starbucks that has too many to begin with.乌鸦传媒�
According to , there are 16 locations in Kelowna. TacoTime, on the other hand, will now have only one location in town, located in Hollywood Station.
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乌鸦传媒� Michael Rodriguez (@MichaelRdrguez)
Replacing a taco joint with another cafe, Evans said, is a bad thing.
乌鸦传媒淚 will never come to this Starbucks location,乌鸦传媒� he added.
Similarly, Jeremy Harding described the move as 乌鸦传媒済arbage.乌鸦传媒�
乌鸦传媒淲e don乌鸦传媒檛 need another Starbucks. We need tacos on Tuesday, with extra hot sauce,乌鸦传媒� said Harding. 乌鸦传媒淚乌鸦传媒檓 going to miss the cheap tacos. I乌鸦传媒檓 probably not going to go to Taco Bell; I乌鸦传媒檓 just gonna cry.乌鸦传媒�
Carl, who did not want to give his last name, said that Kelowna has enough Starbucks.
乌鸦传媒�(TacoTime) has been here for so long and it gives us a variety of takeout food,乌鸦传媒� he said. 乌鸦传媒淭here乌鸦传媒檚 a Starbucks a stone乌鸦传媒檚 throw away from here.乌鸦传媒�
Shauna M. described herself as a loyal TacoTime customer who乌鸦传媒檚 been coming to TacoTime for 20 years.
乌鸦传媒淭here乌鸦传媒檚 a lot of choices for drive-thru coffee,乌鸦传媒� she said. 乌鸦传媒淚 personally won乌鸦传媒檛 visit this new location.乌鸦传媒�
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