Texas taco chain tries again to enter Las Vegas market
Fuzzy’s Taco Shop wants to make Las Vegas fuzzy again.
In September 2016, the Texas chain opened a store on South Rainbow Boulevard, just south of the 215 Beltway. By March 2018, that first Fuzzy’s had closed, replaced by other restaurants over the years. (Mang Felix Kitchen currently occupies the space.)
On Thursday, the company announced an agreement with Mark Justice, an experienced restaurant franchisee, to return Fuzzy’s to Vegas with 20 stores in the valley. The goal is to open the first two locations within 12 months, then expand from there over the next several years.
Justice owns and operates IHOP restaurants in eight states through a restaurant management company. He is the first IHOP franchisee to enter into a franchise agreement with Fuzzy’s after IHOP’s acquisition by Dine Brands in 2022.
Justice was not the franchisee of the shop that opened in 2016.
Fuzzy’s is known for its Baja-style tacos. The menu also features breakfast, salads and sides, nachos, quesadillas, burritos and burrito bowls, Mexican plates, sweets, a children’s menu, and beer and cocktails.
Fuzzy’s, started in Fort Worth in 2003, had nearly 140 locations in 18 states by the end of the second quarter of 2023. Visit fuzzystacoshop.com.
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