A taco chain that started in Dallas could be on its way to Atlanta.
Franchise group MBC Concessions is working to bring Rusty Taco to Summerhill Station, according to a liquor license application.
The Rusty Taco menu includes street tacos, breakfast tacos, nachos, sides and margaritas.
This would be the first actual Rusty Taco location in the city, but not the first time that Atlanta has had a taste of it. It used to be one of the concepts served at Alliance Kitchen, a to-go “ghost kitchen” that Inspire Brands opened in 2021.
Atlanta-based Inspire Brands used to own Rusty Taco before the fast-casual concept was sold to Gala Capital Partners in 2022.
The taco restaurant is planned for 572 Hank Aaron Drive. According to the application, operating hours would be 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. The 2,483-square-foot space would have seating for 91. About 85 percent of sales are expected to come from food, with the remaining 15 percent coming from alcohol.
MBC Concessions President and CEO Justin Triplett told What Now Atlanta the location is expected to open in late March or April.
It was reported last year that Rusty Taco was also in the works in Decatur, also from MBC Concessions. Triplett said there was no information to share about the opening date of the Decatur restaurant at this time.
College Park-based MBC Concessions is an experienced food-and-beverage operator, mostly of airport-based concepts.
The Rusty Taco location south of downtown, near Center Parc Stadium, is part of the Summerhill Station development from Branch Properties. The development is anchored by a Publix with a variety of retail and and restaurants on the way, with some already open, including Jersey Mike’s and CAVA.
Rusty Taco first opened in 2010 in Dallas and now has approximately 30 locations across the U.S.
1 Response
I worked for Richard Rothman Architects in the early 1990s and we proposed a mixed use development as part of the Capitol Avenue Corridor for the Olympics. CODA and The City of Atlanta were supportive. ACOG, The Braves, and developers were baffled by the idea of mixing uses and walkability. It’s frustrating for me to see the walkable mixed-use Braves stadium in Cobb now and finally seeing the stadium area become what it always should have been.