On Monday, June 1st, Los Angeles-based Tito’s Tacos will reopen its doors for takeout service—and for the first time in its 60 year history, they will permanently offer a brand new, online delivery option for their customers.
To facilitate food delivery, Tito’s will partner with fellow, LA-based small business, StreetSmart Messengers. Fans of Tito’s Tacos will visit https://www.titostacos.com/ to order online and choose either takeout or delivery. Delivery will cost $10 within a 5 mile radius and $2 per mile thereafter. All delivery fees and tips will go directly to StreetSmart.
Tito’s chose this approach to ensure both food safety and quality control. All drivers will complete both a California Certified Food Handler course and a course designed by Tito’s Tacos longstanding Food Safety Consultant, Jeff Nelken.
Tito’s is also working with Jeff to implement additional changes to the business in light of COVID-19. Tito’s will offer no-tamper packaging on all deliveries to ensure food arrives just as you would get at the restaurant. Furthermore, Jeff will conduct twice-weekly unannounced drop-in inspections to ensure the safety of the food, employees and guests. Given that many Tito’s Tacos customers use cash, two brand new plasma ion cluster money sterilizer machines will be used to clean all money, ensuring that change given is clean and safe. Finally, the food service line has been updated so workers can maintain 6 feet of space between each other at all times.
It’s been a challenging few months for the restaurant industry and there will be many challenges ahead, but Tito’s hopes that this new delivery partnership and additional safety measures will help support the community and the fans that have supported Tito’s from day one.