Taco Bell is the downtown Mexican food alternative to pricier meals. Teenagers, working stiffs on a budget and people of all ages, sizes and demographics love the tacos, burritos and tostadas. There are four Taco Bell fast food restaurants in Huntington Beach with two of the four located in the Downtown Huntington Beach shopping and dining region. Competing closely with Del Taco,

Taco Bell Corp. is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., the nation's leading Mexican-style quick service restaurant chain serving tacos, burritos, signature Quesadillas, Border Bowls', nachos and other specialty items. Taco Bell serves more than 35 million consumers each week in more than 6,500 restaurants in the U.S. In 2003, Taco Bell generated sales of $1.6 billion in company restaurants and $3.8 billion in franchise restaurants. Over 80 percent of the restaurants are owned and operated by independent franchisees. There are over 280 restaurants operating in Canada, Guam, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Hawaii, Asia and Europe.

The Taco Bell corporate headquarters is located in Irvine, California. In addition, field offices are located throughout the country to serve both company and franchise restaurants. Originated by Glen Bell, Taco Bell became a reality on March 21, 1962. The first Taco Bell restaurant was built in Downey, California and the first franchise was sold in 1964. Taco Bell went public in 1969 and was acquired by PepsiCo in 1978. In October of 1997, PepsiCo spun-off KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell thereby forming Tricon Global Restaurants Inc., the world's largest restaurant company with revenues in excess of $22 billion. In May of 2002, Tricon Global Restaurants Inc. changed its name to YUM! Brands, Inc., after acquiring Long John Silver's and A&W All-American Food Restaurants.

Some Huntington Beach Del Taco locations with phone numbers. All numbers begin with (714) area code:

Taco Bell 9142 Garfield  968-9559
Taco Bell 16431 Bolsa Chica  846-1583
Taco Bell 818 Pacific Coast Highway 536-1951
 

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