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Espinoza and Wilkerson have intentionally grown Tacodeli at a slow, deliberate pace. It took the duo almost 15 years to grow to five loca- tions in the Austin area before branching out to Dallas in 2015 and Houston in 2017. The Dallas-Fort Worth area is now home to four Tacodeli loca- tions, including the newest lo- cation in Plano that opened in July. Later this year, Tacodeli will land as a dining choice at Austin-Bergstrom Internation- al Airport, and a downtown Austin location is in the works for the first part of 2019. Yet, even with the recent ex- pansion, Espinoza and Wilker- son know that maintaining the culture of Tacodeli is of utmost importance and should never be sacrificed in the name of sell- ing more tacos. A major part of that culture is the partner- ships they’ve developed through the years with local farms and ranches, like the relationship with HeartBrand Beef. “A lot of what we do is team based. We have to include people like Jordan in that group,” Espinoza says. “He and the whole group over at HeartBrand Beef have been very supportive of what we do and enthusiastic when it comes to supporting our specials. We were really fortunate to cross paths with him. “Eric and I, we eat our food every single day. When we leave town, and we’re not near one of our restaurants, we come back craving our food,” Espinoza explains. “I think that shows why sourcing is impor- tant to us. If we didn’t care so much about where we source, it wouldn’t be Tacodeli.” PT

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