A Secondo Slice of Tacontento in Brazil - Early 2011

Sorria, amigos. Tacontento chegara ao Salvador Bahia, Brasil no comeco do proximo ano. E com certeza  que se abran otros Ta'Contentos demais depois do Show de Franquias de 9 a 12 de junio. How was that?

Here Come the Angels

They're short. They're cute. They're sexy, and they just got off the boat from Guatemala. The lady angels even come complete with work visas (applied for 10 years ago of course). Now they'll be solely dedicated to overseeing the best service on South Beach!

Tacontento Guastatoya - Small Town, Big Taste

One of the older Tacontento franchises in Guatemala is in the small, provincial town Guastatoya, a little less than 50 miles from Guatemala City in El Progreso department (state). Check out the angels below. They always hang out on the opposite side of the room from the blowing angels (LOS ANGELES SOPLONES) so their little candles won't get blown out.

Grupo Gastronomico on Tacontento

Here is Grupo Gastronomico's description of Tacontento.

Tacontento - Mateo Flores in Guatemala City

Not far from the great stadium of the same name (Mateo Flores, not Tacontento...yet), this two terraced patio restaurant is a great neighborhood hangout. It's a great spot for locals to enjoy a large goblet of homemade Jamaica or Horchata with handmade tacos.

Tacontento in Rio this Fall!

Sorria, amigos. Tacontento is coming to Rio de Janeiro this August.

Tacontento Tour - Calle Marti in Zona 2

Tacontento Marti is one of the tiniest Tacontentos. Like the others, it's open-air with lots of wood planters around. Zone 2 is a very busy and populated area and this restaurant is always crowded.

Tacontento Tour - Managua, Nicaragua

Right smack in the middle of the "Zona Viva" of Nicaragua's capital city, this is one of the most striking Tacontento stores. To look inside, check out the video here.

Sounds of Tacontento - Zona 10

Imagine you're on one of the busiest corners of Guatemala City with nightclubs and hotels all around. What might it sound like? Here's a new feature; sounds recorded from Tacontento restaurants. This recording is from a typically jam-packed Saturday night at Tacontento in Zona 10 (Zona Viva) of Guatemala City. At 44 seconds we're treatd to the Tacontento staff singing "Happy Birthday" to a young boy dining with his parents. This is immediately followed by the Mariachis singing. Click on the title to hear the sounds of Tacontento in Guatemala.

Tacontento Tour - Honduras coming soon

Not only is South Beach in the works for a May 15th-or-around-there opening, Tacontento's are under construction in Brazil, Antigua (Guatemala), Guatemala City, El Salvador and here's the layout of the Tegucigalpa store. In major cities in the Americas, Tacontento is cornering the "taqueria de esquina" niche (pun intended).

Tacontento Tour - Alamos

Tacontento can have the same fun feel even in a pint-size venue. The smallest free-standing Tacontento is the one here at Alamos, a back porch-size taqueria that seats around 65 people. Small though it is, it's packed with atmosphere. You can catch live soccer matches from the local Guatemalan league to all the European games. The day my friend and I shared a Ta'contento platter we watched the Atleticos de Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1. As usual during games, this little restaurant packs them in.

Tacontento Tour - Huehuetenango

Huehue (WAY-way) for short. This Tacontento is in the city and department of the same name in Guatemala. Mexico is a stone's throw away, but you won't find any better tacos there. El Quetzalteco newspaper had this to say about the franchise inaugurated in late 2009.

Comida típica mexicana en Huehuetenango
Por Dany Castillo
Platillos tradicionales mexicanos, como los tacos y el caldo Tlalpeño, son parte de las opciones a disfrutar en la zona 1 de Huehuetenango.
Ofrecerle al público huehueteco un sabor diferente, en relación a la gastronomía mexicana, es el objetivo de los dirigentes de Tacontento, mencionó César Méndez, encargado de la franquicia. La inauguración se realizó en la 4ª. calle y 7ª. avenida, zona 1.

That translates to....

Authentic Mexican Food in Huehuetenango
by Dany Castillo
Traditional Mexican dishes, like tacos and Tlalpeno stew, are part of the offerings you can enjoy in Zone 1 Huehuetenango.
Serving up a different taste to huehuetecos, specifically Mexican gastronomy, is the goal of the founders of Tacontento, states Cesar Mendez, owner of the franchise. The inauguracion took place in Cuarta Calle (4th Street) and Septima Avenida (Seventh Avenue), Zone 1.

OK, so it isn't the most magnanimous write-up but the Huehue store has been a resounding success with the locals.

Tacontento Tour - Cuatro Grados Norte

4 Grados Norte is a Bohemian neighborhood in the hilly section of Zona 4 in Guatemala City. Here you can enjoy Tacos al Pastor, ice cold Gallo cervezas and a view of the city and surrounding mountains.