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One of California’s most popular taco fast-food chains opened its first Triad location in late September.

Del Taco is now open at 1551 Union Cross Road in Kernersville, just off I-40.

The first Del Taco opened in Yermo, Calif., in 1964, with 19¢ tacos and 24¢ cheeseburgers, according to the company’s website.

Though most of the company’s restaurants are in California, the chain has a total of about 600 locations in 17 states. Besides Kernersville, the only other Del Taco in North Carolina is in Durham.

Del Taco is often compared to Taco Bell (of which there is one across the street in Kernersville), but there are some differences. Most notably, Del Taco sells burgers, fries and shakes, which Taco Bell does not.

Del Taco has four types of taco: ground beef, chicken, beer-bat

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