Taco stand

[2] Shops selling tacos have since proliferated throughout Mexico and other areas with a heavy Mexican culinary and cultural influence, including much of the Western United States and most other larger American cities.

Additional ingredients used include cheese, salsa, guacamole, sour cream, various vegetables such as onion and cilantro, and hot sauce, among others.

[9] Wait times can be an hour or longer, and the stand typically has an armed security guard on premises to maintain order.

Some American chefs and service industry professionals have left their employment positions to open their own taco stands.

[13] Prior to establishing the Taco Bell restaurant chain, Glen Bell, the company's founder, opened a small chain of taco stands named Taco-Tia in San Bernardino, California.

[19] [20]The Cielito Lindo Food Stand in Los Angeles, California is well known for its taquitos, and has been in business since the 1930s.

This consists of breaded steak, with rice, grilled onions, roasted cactus and hot sauce on a fresh tortilla.

[29] AVATACO is a business association of taco stand owners in Austin that was formed circa April 2006.