Taco Time (stylized as TacoTime) is an American fast-food restaurant chain specializing in Mexican-American food.

[5][6][7] The chain was founded in Eugene by Ron Fraedrick (1928–2015), who opened the first restaurant near his alma mater, the University of Oregon, at 13th Avenue and High Street in January 1960.

[9] In 1978, the company franchised its first international restaurant in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

In 1984, food at a location in The Dalles was allegedly poisoned by members of the Rajneesh movement in a bioterror attack.

[10] Taco Time has since expanded, now holding more than 300 franchises in the United States, Canada, Kuwait, and Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao).