[1] It was founded on April 22, 2009, by Dominic Lau and Lawrence Lie[1] with the motto, "Where Chino meets Latino", representing their Chinese heritage and Hispanic influences.

[citation needed] Don Chow began as a two-man operation, with Lau and Lie cooking and serving bar crowds.

[7] Don Chow Tacos and owner Lau were featured on the Cooking Channel show "Easy Chinese" hosted by Ching-He Huang in June 2012.

[citation needed] In July 2013, Don Chow Tacos' owner participated Lau on the Lifetime Network's reality competition show Supermarket Superstar.

[8] The Don Chow truck served traditional Mexican food with Chinese flavors from Lau and Lie's family and friends' recipes.