Torchy's Tacos To Open 2nd Round Rock Location

ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — A second Torchy's Tacos location is coming to Round Rock.

The new restaurant is slated for 1500 N. Interstate 35 in a building that once housed the PS 35 eatery that offered New York-style pizza before its abrupt closure six months after its opening. Torchy's Tacos confirmed the new location on their website.

The imminent opening of its second Round Rock Torchy's Tacos location — each site distinguished by its devilish cupid mascot and its "damn good tacos" assertion emblazoned on the wall — is part of a regional expansion push for the chain that launched in August 2006 with a single food truck still parked at the South Austin trailer park/food court.

A Torchy's Tacos official told the Austin Business Journal the new Round Rock store could be open by early summer, contingent on construction schedule. The chain's other Round Rock property is located at 2150 E. Palm Valley Blvd., one of 17 Austin-area locations. The chain also operates in the Texas cities of Amarillo; College Station; Dallas; Denton; Fort Worth; Houston; Lubbock; San Antonio; San Marcos; Tyler; and Waco.

Outside of Texas, the taco chain operates locations in the Colorado cities of Denver and Fort Collins; in Fayatteville, Ark.; and the Oklahoma cities of Norman, Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

In related news, the chain recently announced a catering option given the growing popularity of its offerings. (See: Austin-Born Torchy's Tacos Now Offers Catering For Large Groups).

Many were surprised when the former incarnation of the space housing the pizza restaurant PS 35 closed down in late 2017 after a mere six months of operation. The astonishment at the shuttering was heightened given the ambitious nature of the eatery's pizza menu, the elegance of its decor and the stunning architecture resembling a New York City subway station.

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PS 35 Pizza Joint In Round Rock Closes After Just 6 Months

Indecency Charges Precipitated Round Rock Eatery's Abrupt Closure

As Patch later learned, the closing was precipitated after the arrest of one of its investors amid accusations of child indecency. The charge spooked other investors in the venture, leading to its abrupt closure after having opened in May 2017.

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