Torchy's Tacos, every mention
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Torchy's Tacos: Mike Rypka
- ▶ 1:10 Guy Raz I'm Guy Raz, and on the show today, how Mike Ripka went from dropping out of high school and dodging drug dealers to building one of the biggest, baddest taco chains in America, Torchy's. 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 26:34 Mike Rypka Um, and that's sort of the idea behind Torchy's and where it was born is just these gourmet street tacos. 5 times in the scene
- ▶ 33:00 Guy Raz When we come back in just a moment, how partners, publicity, and 15,000 dollars worth of pumpkins helped Torchy's grow into one of the most popular taco chains in America.
- ▶ 33:33 Guy Raz So it's 2006, and Torchy's Tacos is just a single food truck parked off South First Street in Austin, Texas. 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 52:07 Mike Rypka When Bill and I first started Torchy's, we were 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 55:11 Guy Raz All right, even with these two restaurants, from what I understand, Torchy's was still not profitable, and, and one of the challenges is that when you, you guys are opening more locations in Austin, I think by the end of that year, you had… 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 1:00:23 Guy Raz So it's 2012, and Torchy's Tacos is up to 11 locations. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 1:18:45 Guy Raz What is the plan for Torchy's?
- ▶ 1:22:10 Guy Raz I'm sure if I see you in 10 years, Torchy's gonna be much bigger. 2 times in the scene