TACOVERSARY: TACOFINO CELEBRATES FIRST YEAR IN GASTOWN BY GIVING BACK TO BOTH CUSTOMERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY
Tacofino to Donate Proceeds of Half-Price Fish Tacos Sold on Jan. 30 to Potluck Café Society
Tacofino is marking the first anniversary of its flagship Gastown location by serving up a celebratory special to its loyal customers that will also raise funds to benefit the local community it calls home.
On Saturday, Jan. 30 between 11 a.m. and midnight, Tacofino’s Burrito Bar at 15 West Cordova St. will offer their famous Baja-style fish tacos at half-price ($3 per order), with all proceeds donated to Potluck Café Society, an outreach program in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) that creates jobs for people with barriers to employment and provides healthy food options.
An additional $1 will also be donated by Tacofino to Potluck Café Society with every use of the hashtag #tacoversary shared to Instagram or Twitter between now and Saturday, Jan. 30.
“We’re so thankful to both our customers and the local neighbourhood for embracing us over the past year and we wanted to give a little something back to show our gratitude,” says Kaeli Robinsong, who co-founded the original Tacofino Cantina in Tofino, BC with Jason Sussman in 2009 and now operate a fleet of food trucks and three brick-and-mortar restaurants.
It’s been a successful first year for the Gastown location, which opened its doors last January for dinner service in a fully restored heritage building featuring an 80-seat dining room and 20-seat lounge as well as the adjoining Burrito Bar take-out counter facing West Cordova St. The location continued to expand its menu throughout the year, adding lunch service and a 16-seat patio overlooking Blood Alley Square in April, with Happy Hour specials following in November.
For more information on Tacofino or to stay up to date on its latest developments, go to www.tacofino.com/gastown, become a fan of /TacofinoVancouver on Facebook or follow @TacofinoVAN on Twitter and @tacofinovancouver on Instagram.
About Tacofino | Located in the heart of Vancouver’s historic Gastown district, Taco Bar is the latest venture by Tacofino cofounders Jason Sussman and Kaeli Robinsong, who have been serving up their unique brand of eclectic, Mexican-inspired cuisine since opening the original Tacofino Cantina in Tofino, BC in 2009. Taco Bar features twin entrances — a main entrance off Blood Alley Square that opens on a 20-seat patio and 80-seat dining room and lounge and another for take-out service on West Cordova Street — as well as two dedicated kitchens, a full bar and the trademark Tacofino fusion of sun-dappled, surf-centric spirit and quality, fresh and affordable fare with an environmental and nutritional conscience.
Blood Alley Square / 15 West Cordova Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 1C8 | Sun – Wed 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Thurs – Sat 11:30 a.m. to midnight | Happy Hour 3 to 6 p.m. Mon – Fri | www.tacofino.com/gastown
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