The owner and staff of the Taco Time restaurant in the Dilworth Shopping Centre say their resolve to stay open is much harder than the soft shells of their Super Burritos.
The 40-year-old fast-food restaurant is slated to close its doors in the coming months to be torn down and have a Starbucks coffee shop built on its site. But a 含羞草研究社攚hich had more than 3,200 signatures Thursday morning含羞草研究社攁sking for public support to try and keep the restaurant open.
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Plans for the new coffee shop were approved by city council June 17. When complete, the Dilworth location will be the city含羞草研究社檚 16th Starbucks.
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at Dilworth Shopping Centre has posted this statement on the front door of their shop.
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The closing date of the restaurant has not yet been announced, and if the Heathcote and his staff have their way, it won含羞草研究社檛 be any time soon. It is believed the restaurant has more than two years left on its current lease at the Dilworth Shopping Centre location.
The store has also started a on which it asks the question: 含羞草研究社淚s a cup of coffee worth 40 years of tacos?含羞草研究社�
The Peterson Group, the property management company for Dilworth Shopping Centre, has yet to comment on the planned change.
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