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Ted's Tacos reopens in Oklahoma City

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May 3, 2021

Ted's Tacos and Cantina reopened Saturday in Oklahoma City after a February snowstorm caused it to close.

"When we announced we were closing temporarily, we expected it might only be for one, maybe two weeks, at most," David Foxx, chief operations officer, said in a company press release. "However, the damage was more extensive than we could imagine."

Perseverance and overcoming obstacles are not new to Foxx, who has been in the restaurant industry for over 30 years. Still, this restaurant's opening was a journey he wasn't expecting.

"We had planned to open in late summer, but COVID-19 caused far more delays than we could've anticipated," Foxx said. "Then, when we finally set our grand opening date set, our power was knocked out by another historic weather event, forcing us to push that date back again."

Once the Cantina was finally able to open, Foxx said it was just beginning to gain popularity within the neighboring community when the storms and freezing weather hit again.

"All week before closing, we were adjusting schedules, closing early, pushing through what was another tough week for all restaurants," Foxx said. "That Saturday morning, our manager showed up and found a completely flooded restaurant after a pipe burst and poured out water all night. It was an unbelievable sight."

Now, with the repairs finally complete, Foxx knows the Cantina is pretty much starting over.

"It's almost like we're a brand new restaurant again," he said. "We'll be working hard to not only get our loyal guests back but promoting ourselves to new ones who didn't get a chance to try us out before the storm.

"We're planning to host an official reopening event very soon, but in the meantime, we'll be enjoying some fun evenings out on the patio, and then hopefully, plan to open a couple more Cantina locations very soon."

Ted's Tacos and Cantina, 600 N.W. 23rd St., offers dine-in, including indoor and patio seating, to-go and delivery through DoorDash, Postmates, UberEats and GrubHub.