{"id":34489,"date":"2020-02-10T12:41:02","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T17:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=34489"},"modified":"2020-02-10T12:49:47","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T17:49:47","slug":"taquero-on-putnam-street-in-saratoga-springs-makes-sells-tacos-and-doughnuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2020\/02\/taquero-on-putnam-street-in-saratoga-springs-makes-sells-tacos-and-doughnuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Taquero On Putnam Street In Saratoga Springs Makes, Sells Tacos And Doughnuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32871\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32871\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/02\/taquero-hc-1024x734.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"734\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brady Dillon, left, Corey Melancon, center, and Ryan Reed are the owners of Taquero, a business on Putnam Street specializing in tacos and doughnuts.<br \/>\u00a92020 Saratoga Photographer.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Andrea Harwood Palmer<br \/>\nHand-made tacos and made-to-order donuts can be found at a new business, Taquero, at 68 Putnam St. in Saratoga Springs.<br \/>\nOwners Corey Melancon, Ryan Reed and Brady Dillon collaborated with a local investor group to make their vision become reality.<br \/>\nThe three Saratoga Springs natives have over 45 years of restaurant experience between them and met while working together in their parents\u2019 restaurants in their youth.<!--more--><br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s something we always knew we wanted to do. We\u2019ve had a lot of ideas in the past and were just waiting for the right location to open up. When we saw this location on Putnam Street two years ago. That\u2019s when we started to take steps to make the project happen,\u201d said Melancon.<br \/>\nThe trio always knew they wanted to make authentic Mexican tacos.<br \/>\n\u201cWe enjoyed making them and felt the food fit with a lot of people\u2019s likes and dislikes,\u201d said Melancon.<br \/>\n\u201cOur two favorites right now are our carnitas tacos and our Korean tacos. Both made with pork. Beyond that, we have the barbacoa tacos with braised beef, the cauliflower taco, which can be made vegan when we remove the cheese. We have a Mahi Mahi fish taco, and a braised chicken pollo taco,\u201d said Melancon.<br \/>\n\u201cAll of our tacos can also be ordered as a rice bowl with rice and beans, or as a salad with romaine lettuce and beans,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nThe restaurant offers Aguas Frescas, a Mexican beverage, and a Horchata, a sweetened rice milk with condensed milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, all-spice and vanilla extract. Cucumber limeade is made fresh daily.<br \/>\nThe partners wanted to do a fried dessert item to go along with the tacos.<br \/>\n\u201cOne of our partners was out and about and had a fried donut, and that got us to thinking about them. We did some research and found a machine capable of doing what we needed. The idea just took off,\u201d said Melancon.<br \/>\nDonut flavors include cinnamon sugar, strawberry lavender, blueberry hibiscus, maple bacon and pumpkin spice eggnog.<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019ll be adding and changing different flavors at the seasons progress,\u201d said Melancon.<br \/>\nAll the donuts are made to order<br \/>\n\u201cBusiness has exceeded our expectations since we\u2019ve opened,\u201d said Melancon. \u201cIt\u2019s been absolutely amazing.\u201d<br \/>\nOver the next year, the restaurant will expand to offer delivery and catering services, he said.<br \/>\nThe restaurant\u2019s website is www.eattaquero.com, and they can be reached at 518-886-1217.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Andrea Harwood Palmer Hand-made tacos and made-to-order donuts can be found at a new business, Taquero, at 68 Putnam St. in Saratoga Springs. 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