Chorney-Booth: Don Taco gets a fresh start with a new name and possible expansion

Not all business partnerships are meant to last forever. When chef Alli Said started selling tacos in Calgary in 2019 it was as a partner at the music venue Mikey’s on 12th. Said had been leading the kitchen at Mikey’s for years, dating back to its Juke Joint location, quietly testing out recipes that spoke to his Mexican heritage in addition to the restaurant’s other face. That grew into a little taco window at the back of the club and, once the pandemic hit, a standalone takeout taco shop in a strip mall on 4th Street N.W. Read More