Despite Taco Bell’sexciting plan to serve alcoholat its fancy new restaurant in San Francisco , it turns out the only placement thatcurrently offers boozy slushie drinks , beer , and wineis the first of the company ’s urban - theme " Cantina " restaurants , located in Chicago ’s Wicker Park neighborhood . But now , it appear thatseveralmore bibulous T - Bell eating place are – finally ! – coming soon , according tobig plansTaco Bell give away on Tuesday .
The troupe said it ’s currently eyeingAtlantafor its next Cantina outpost , the restaurant conception that ’s distinguished from your typical T - Bell by things like an exposed kitchen , local art , nutrient served in open baskets , shareable menu items , and – most significantly – alcohol-dependent beverages include beer , wine , sangaree , and " Twisted Freezes " ( spiked frosty beverage ) . However , a Taco Bell spokeswoman say boozy Taco Bell wo n’t be coming to Atlanta . as luck would have it , Taco Bell ’s alcohol - soaked plan do n’t stop there , as it desire to open up strong drink - slinging restaurants in " legion cities across the US " likeNew YorkandBostonas well as small metro areas likeAustin , Berkeley , Fayetteville , and cities inOhio .
In fact , Taco Bell hasalready received approvalto do alcohol at the Cantina position ( 2000 Guadalupe St ) it plan to unfold near the University of Texas campus in Austin ; however , there ’s currently no opening date set , according to a report by theAmerican - Statesman . And as excuse in areportby Eater , the company is working on a booze licence for the eating place it be after to open in Berkeley ( 2528B Durant Ave ) , which also happens to be a near a school day , the University of California , Berkeley .
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It ’s unreadable if and when the existing Cantina eatery in San Francisco ’s SoMa neighborhood will serve inebriant , but a Taco Bell voice said that could vary shortly , per the report . We reached out to the company for inside information on when and where to expect a new boozy Taco Bell to open first .
Taco Bell also announced the rollout of four fancy new eating house designs that will bit by bit replace the crusty , old Taco Bell look you ’re used to and will appear in the 2,000 new localization the company said it plans to open by 2022 . In other words , Taco Bell is about to get bigger , boozier , and a much - necessitate facelift . It ’s deserving noting , too , that Taco Bell said it has no plan to do intoxicant outside of its Cantina eating place .
Months after aThrillist investigationrevealed Taco Bell ’s liquor license program for the Wicker Park Taco Bell Cantina eating place last natural spring , Taco Bellfinally opened the new restaurant conceptin September with a menu featuring new food for thought item and the spiked frozen potable , beer , and wine-coloured . Basically , it ’s the Taco Bell that every other Taco Bell should have been this whole time . But if the Doritos Locos madman have their way , there will be enough more of the boozy ' Bells in no time .
