Thursday August 10, 2023 | LANGFORD, BC [Updated August 11, 2023]
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
Tacofino will be opening a new location in Langford later this year.
Westshore Town Centre announced the news today, saying the restaurant will be in the small strip of stores called East Gate Centre — outside the main shopping mall, near Vancity, between Westshore Bicycles and Panago.
The sit-down restaurant with Mexican-style fare will occupy 1,386 sq ft. of leased space.
On the menu:
On the menu will be favourites like as tacos, burritos, gringas and more.
“We are inspired by the bold flavours and back alley BBQs we have encountered while hitting up surf destinations all over the world, and the tortilla is a beautiful vessel to bring it all together,” as stated on the Tacofino website.
“We strive to make you feel like you are recharging on a beach every time you enjoy our food. And of course we love to support local farmers. It’s all about having our meat clean and keeping the oceans happy.”
Second location in Greater Victoria:
This is the second Tacofino location in the Greater Victoria (there is already one on Pandora Avenue in downtown Victoria).
Both restaurant locations will be under the same management, says Josh Carlsen of Tacofino Victoria.
The general price range on the menu is $7.50 to $8.50 for tacos and $13.50 to $16 for burritos. Their target demographic is “everybody”, says Carlsen.
There are seven other Tacofino locations including in Greater Vancouver and of course the original food truck in Tofino.
Post-pandemic economic recovery:
These are tough post-pandemic economic recovery times for restaurants in general, so this must be good news for Tacofino.
“We are just lucky to have a great team, which helps us be successful,” says Carlsen.
Welcomed to the mall:
“We’re thrilled to have Tacofino joining our line up of food retailers here at Westshore Town Centre,” says Laura Savage, Property Manager.
“With their reputation for amazing food, combined with the fabulous location at the corner of Kelly Road and Veteran’s Memorial Parkway, we expect them to do really well here.”
Sixth food retailer this year:
Tacofino is the sixth food retailer to open at Westshore Town Centre in 2023, joining Artigiano, Totchos, Vina Taste, Kitchen Story and Big Wheel Burger.
Westshore Town Centre is operated by the international QuadReal Group which has malls across Canada.
Westshore Town Centre is located on a large footprint of south/central Langford sided by Jacklin Road, Kelly Road, and Langford Parkway.
===== RELATED:
Four new food outlets at Westshore Town Centre (February 22, 2023)
Totchos coming to Westshore Town Centre (April 18, 2022)