An Abbott Road taco eatery is about to stretch out in a bigger space that will better accommodate the demand for its food and allow patrons to linger over their meals instead of dashing in and out.
D.A. Taste is planning a second location for 856 Seneca St., a building that is home to Buffalo Distillery and next to Paula's Donuts.
It's a big leap forward for the restaurant, which currently operates from a takeout window. The new location will have seating for 40 people and calls for both indoor and outdoor dining, with a total capacity of about 60 people. It will add a bar as well as desserts, milkshakes and ice cream – and all of those offerings will be equally detailed and diverse as its taco menu.
"Everything has to be creative, just as creative as the tacos if not more creative," said Azrael Laia, who is co-owner with Dominick Buster.
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The taqueria has turned heads with its gourmet and specialty tacos since opening during the thick of the pandemic in 2020. It has 25 different tacos on the menu with about six rotating specials, and smokes its own meats used in tacos, which can take up to 10 hours. Two of the latest additions to its menu are its chicken parm taco with smoked mayonnaise and the Reuben taco that has been extended from St. Patrick's Day by popular demand.
The larger space will allow the restaurant to open longer hours and do larger catering orders.
If all goes according to plan, D.A. Taste hopes to open the new location by this summer.
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The location will comprise 2,500 square feet of cosmetics, perfume and skin care products in a dedicated, branded space inside the department store. An opening date was not disclosed.
The partnership boosts Kohl's beauty offerings and expands Sephora's footprint. Sephora ended its 15-year, store-within-a-store partnership with J.C. Penney in 2020. J.C. Penney has since unveiled a J.C. Penney Beauty concept to replace Sephora.
• Il Mulino offering medical spa service sat Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino
High-end salon and aesthetics service provider Il Mulino has partnered with Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino to provide salon and medical spa services in The Spa at Seneca within the resort.
It is set up in roughly 3,000 square feet in The Spa on the third floor of the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino hotel tower. Il Mulino provides barbering and salon services, along with such medical spa services as cosmetic injectables, dermal fillers and IV therapy.
The Spa at Seneca also offers such spa services as massage, waxing and nails.
• GoNetspeed increases its beginning plan speeds
GoNetspeed, an Alabama-headquartered fiber optic internet provider, has increased the beginning internet speeds for its New York customers. The company's beginning plans now start at speeds of 300 megabits per second. Plan costs have not increased.
Locally, the internet service is available in the City of Buffalo, Canandaigua, Cheektowaga, Village of Depew, Lancaster, Lockport and the Village of Sloan.
• Perry's Ice Cream adds a new line of 'extra indulgent' pint flavors
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