Jimboys Tacos

Address:

1363 Baring Blvd, Sparks, NV 89434

Phone:

(775) 331-5656

Cuisine:

Mexican

Nice to Know:

Good For Kids Yes

Accepts Credit Cards Yes

Other Details:

In 1949, restaurant owners Jim and Margaret Knudson went to a friend's home for dinner where they ate their first taco. Jim was so convinced that this tasty product would have a universal appeal that he began to develop his own recipe. Jim soon added the new item to the menu at his restaurant “Jimmy's 49er Cafe” in Grass Valley, California. He admits that his customers were less than enthusiastic about trying this new “TAYCO”, but he was determined to give his unique new product his best effort. In 1954, Jim and Margaret converted a 16-foot trailer into a mobile kitchen. A long-time customer had given Jim the nickname “Jimboy,” and so the words “Jimboy's Spanish Tacos” were painted on the sides of the trailer. The word Spanish was added in an attempt to help customers understand how to pronouce the word taco and, as Jimboy puts it, “it seemed like a good idea at the time.”

Restaurants, Mexican

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