TacoLu

About the Business

Specialties

Fish Tacos, Tequila and Mezcal are the deal at the Lu. Certainly North Florida's largest selection of all three!

History

Established in 2008.

TacoLu opened in 2008 in a little building on Beach Boulevard. From the beginning, many people--including Debbie and me (but mostly Debbie)--were dubious about the timing and future of our little taco stand. Aside from the fact that no one could pronounce the name, the American economy was tanking, and most people thought it was "just plain silly to open a business in these conditions," we still thought it was a worth a shot. It was either open our own place or go to work for someone else, I thought, and so we were off!

Meet the Business Owner

Business owner information

Don N.

Business Owner

We had a pretty good run in the restaurant business before opening TacoLu. Way back in 1998, living in Charleston, practically newlyweds, with no kids and nothing to lose, we decided to move back to Jacksonville (where we met when I was on the golf team at JU) and we opened the first Sticky Fingers in Florida, on "the corner" in Atlantic Beach. The guys who started that whole thing are friends of of mine from growing up in Chattanooga, TN. In 2005, Sticky Fingers was sold and that left us, now with a 4-year-old, Henry, and his 1-year-old little sister, with a decision or two! Initially, we thought we would be free of the restaurant business forever, but the thought of working for someone else just kept our wheels spinning about opening a new place. (Debbie was still pretty sure she was done!)After working for the Sticky Fingers Corporate office for about a year and a half, my career in barbecue was officially over. It was during that time, that the idea for TacoLu began to form.