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Quote from: skycat on August 23, 2011, 01:17:21 PMQuote from: pissclams on August 23, 2011, 10:57:57 AMgood to know ben ji. i too am a taco via alumnus, olathe-135th street chapter. worked there about a year.Did they have all the Christian paraphernalia and Ten Commandments placemats when you worked there? I couldn't work in a place like that.I found out why several Taco Vias suddenly got so Christiany years ago, although you insiders may have already known. The founders' son and owner of the franchise, Steven Throneberry, got "saved" in 1996. Shortly thereafter, he required all the franchisees to display religious junk. Several balked. This may be why one location split off to became Taco Uno and another became the much-missed Tacos del Sol (that place's selection/prices were ). Somehow the 95th and Antioch location managed to keep the Taco Via name while maintaining a religion-free atmosphere, but they're not listed on the Taco Via website. Heathens!Steven died in 2010, so I wonder if the current owner is still pushing religion in the restaurants (much as I'm pushing Taco Via in a Wally Judge thread)?My insidery knowledge of taco via tells me that you are correct. There was a falling out between the main owner and the franchisee owners that led to some Via's splitting off.The owner of the 95th st taco via is quite hippyish with his pony tail so I would imagine the religous overtunes did not sit well with him. He also used to own that candy store in the mall called mr goodsomething or the other. This can also be seen in the menu as the 95th and antioch location has stuck with some of the original recipes such as cooking all its ground beef in house(sucks ass) which is why its prices are higher than the taco via at 135th. The sauce( ) and alot of the other spices have stayed the same but they are pretty much 2 seperate business now. All in all i always considered the other taco via's(135th st, 75th st) as knockoffs and not the real taco vias.
Quote from: pissclams on August 23, 2011, 10:57:57 AMgood to know ben ji. i too am a taco via alumnus, olathe-135th street chapter. worked there about a year.Did they have all the Christian paraphernalia and Ten Commandments placemats when you worked there? I couldn't work in a place like that.I found out why several Taco Vias suddenly got so Christiany years ago, although you insiders may have already known. The founders' son and owner of the franchise, Steven Throneberry, got "saved" in 1996. Shortly thereafter, he required all the franchisees to display religious junk. Several balked. This may be why one location split off to became Taco Uno and another became the much-missed Tacos del Sol (that place's selection/prices were ). Somehow the 95th and Antioch location managed to keep the Taco Via name while maintaining a religion-free atmosphere, but they're not listed on the Taco Via website. Heathens!Steven died in 2010, so I wonder if the current owner is still pushing religion in the restaurants (much as I'm pushing Taco Via in a Wally Judge thread)?
good to know ben ji. i too am a taco via alumnus, olathe-135th street chapter. worked there about a year.
Quote from: ben ji on August 23, 2011, 01:43:57 PMQuote from: skycat on August 23, 2011, 01:17:21 PMQuote from: pissclams on August 23, 2011, 10:57:57 AMgood to know ben ji. i too am a taco via alumnus, olathe-135th street chapter. worked there about a year.Did they have all the Christian paraphernalia and Ten Commandments placemats when you worked there? I couldn't work in a place like that.I found out why several Taco Vias suddenly got so Christiany years ago, although you insiders may have already known. The founders' son and owner of the franchise, Steven Throneberry, got "saved" in 1996. Shortly thereafter, he required all the franchisees to display religious junk. Several balked. This may be why one location split off to became Taco Uno and another became the much-missed Tacos del Sol (that place's selection/prices were ). Somehow the 95th and Antioch location managed to keep the Taco Via name while maintaining a religion-free atmosphere, but they're not listed on the Taco Via website. Heathens!Steven died in 2010, so I wonder if the current owner is still pushing religion in the restaurants (much as I'm pushing Taco Via in a Wally Judge thread)?My insidery knowledge of taco via tells me that you are correct. There was a falling out between the main owner and the franchisee owners that led to some Via's splitting off.The owner of the 95th st taco via is quite hippyish with his pony tail so I would imagine the religous overtunes did not sit well with him. He also used to own that candy store in the mall called mr goodsomething or the other. This can also be seen in the menu as the 95th and antioch location has stuck with some of the original recipes such as cooking all its ground beef in house(sucks ass) which is why its prices are higher than the taco via at 135th. The sauce( ) and alot of the other spices have stayed the same but they are pretty much 2 seperate business now. All in all i always considered the other taco via's(135th st, 75th st) as knockoffs and not the real taco vias. This Taco Via metaphor for how Wally disappointed the fanbase is way over my head.
hmm maybe you do. i was the guy who wore the american flag bandanna with the word "badass" written across the forehead and a black t-shirt with a taco playing craps with a taco burger and a nacho printed on it.
