Tuesday, May 11, marks the final Taco Tuesday for Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 Taco Time restaurant. After 40 years of tacos, the fast-food restaurant has had its lease terminated and is shuttering its doors for good.

In a statement posted on the taco shop害羞草研究所檚 front doors, owner Ray Heathcote said that it害羞草研究所檚 hard to fit 40 years into one paragraph.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檝e watched Kelowna go through some of the best and the worst times, and we have hung in there experiencing all of it,害羞草研究所� wrote Heathcote. 害羞草研究所淚t breaks my heart to have to make this announcement, especially at a time when our team has made so many personal sacrifices to keep the doors open.害羞草研究所�

In 2019, Heathcote pleading to the public to help save the restaurant, which is located in the Dilworth Shopping Centre.

害羞草研究所淣ever missed a lease payment and always been a great tenant,害羞草研究所� reads part of the petition. 害羞草研究所淏ut overnight there was a demolition clause in the lease that the property management company is trying to enforce. So what does that mean? Well, for someone who has been in that location for 40 years, it means get out so they can tear down the building and replace it with a proposed StarBucks (sic).害羞草研究所�

In his statement hanging on the restaurant害羞草研究所檚 door, Heathcote said that he worked hard to extend the business害羞草研究所檚 lease with the landlord, Peterson Commercial Properties

害羞草研究所淚 guess it害羞草研究所檚 onto bigger and better things for them,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淚n closing, it害羞草研究所檚 been a great run, and once again, thank you for all the years of support.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所� With files from Michael Rodriguez

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