At a time when many restaurants seem to be fighting for survival and others seems to be rethinking expansion, Rreal Tacos, which specializes in "authentic Mexican street food," is at it again, with plans to open a new location in Woodstock early next year.
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Locally owned Rreal Tacos has been on a growth spurt with the Woodstock unit the latest in a string of new and upcoming openings. A new BeltLine location at the Ford Factory Lofts across from Ponce City Market will debut September 15 in place of Dos Burros.
In Duluth, the owners of Rreal Tacos acquired Nacho Daddy at Parsons Alley with plans to open in early December. Located at 3095 Main St., Suite #500A, the restaurant is about 3,900 square feet plus a 1,500 square foot rooftop patio.
Adrian Villarreal opened the first Rreal Tacos at the Skyhouse South apartments in Midtown in December 2015. Villarreal eventually sold what was then just one restaurant to business partners Damian Otero and Miguel Hernandez in 2021, at which time Villarreal became Culinary Director at Rye Restaurant Group. With the budding chain having grown to seven units, Villarreal rejoined Rreal Tacos as its Culinary Director this past June.
Current Atlanta Rreal Tacos locations include: Midtown at 100 6th St. NE; West Midtown at 1000 Northside Dr. NW; Chamblee at 5070 Peachtree (Industrial) Blvd.; Sandy Springs at 227 Sandy Springs Place, NE; Cumming at The Collection at Forsyth at 410 Peachtree Pkwy., Sugar Hill at 5000 W. Broad Street, Buckhead at 3365 Piedmont Road in Tower Place, Decatur at 312 Church Street, and 30 S. Clayton Street in Lawrenceville.
After Woodstock opens, there will be twelve Rreal Tacos across the greater metro Atlanta area, with sources close to the restaurant suggesting that growth in 2026 and beyond will likely come primarily from expansion into cities such as Charlotte, Nashville, Miami, and Greenville.
Have you been to Rreal Tacos? Are you pleased to see the locally owned business expanding so much? Where else would you like to see Rreal Tacos open?
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Easy to grow a gross restaurant company when you’re flush with drug money like they are.
ReplyDeleteGross food. Paid reviews by fake reviewers and owners with shady money. It will come crashing down eventually.
ReplyDeleteI don't get how Rreal is growing as much as they are. We went twice to the Chamblee location and we can't understand why it's so packed. Taqueria del Sol and even BarTaco is so much better. When I left a Yelp review, I noticed that a lot of 5 star reviews were from accounts where the person was based in CA and their Rreal Tacos reviews were the only reviews. Like, why would you go to Rreal Tacos in Chamblee if you're visiting from CA? Something doesn't add up and the previous two posts saying that their money is shady is leading me to think that something is up. Money laundering perhaps?
ReplyDeleteOop.. Looks like a big time hater submitted multiple comments lol. Now I can't speak to authenticity or shady finances, but they do a decent job on flavors and uncomplicated food. Sometimes you just want a good taco or quesadilla. I like their birria.
ReplyDeleteGross extra letter “r” in the name. Gross gross gross!!
ReplyDeleteThese comments are obviously from one person -same date and time.
ReplyDeleteI think we should certainly wonder about them like these other commenters have stated. Their reviews and numbers don’t add up. It reeks of fake paid reviews. How does the Rreal Tacos on Northside that’s been open for 2 years have 4,700 reviews but Taqueria del Sol down the street that’s been open a decade only has 1,100 reviews. Just doesn’t up.
ReplyDeleteOld El Paso and Tostitos. Done.
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