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All the meat is smoked, just as you’d find it during the day.īut there is one thing that is disappearing. Now, people line up for late-night al pastor, tri-tip tacos and more. “It’s kind of crazy to me, you know,” said Morales, who’d previously worked for a company that built police cars. They’ve already been written up in Texas Monthly. This year, they launched “La Pantera Tacos y Mas,” which opens shortly after Panther City closes, from 8 p.m. So along with Ernie’s brother Stephan Morales, their appointed “taquero,” they tasted tacos all over the Dallas-Fort Worth area while perfecting their own recipes.
“Other than eating a lot of tacos, none of us really had a lot of taco experience,” Magallanes said.īut they knew they had great smoked meats and sauces. That’s right late-night street tacos, to be offered from the very same space as Panther City BBQ. “That’s where La Pantera Tacos was born.” Magallanes said he saw a business opportunity. “We were coming in at 3 in the morning, just after the bar closes for the night,” he said, “seeing pizza boxes in the trash, Uber Eats boxes.” until 7 p.m., or whenever they run out.īut Magallanes said he and his co-owner Ernie Morales quickly noticed something when they’d head into work to start cooking. After you’ve looked over the Taco City Y Mas menu, simply choose the items you’d like to order and add them to your cart.

Since then, the bar owners built them a permanent space and things have been great, as they serve BBQ from 11 a.m. There are 2 ways to place an order on Uber Eats: on the app or online using the Uber Eats website. They’d left their corporate jobs and were slingin’ cue from a smoking-hot trailer outside the Republic Street Bar on Hattie Street. WFAA first met the guys behind the popular Fort Worth BBQ joint back in July 2019. “We didn’t have any expectation, but we do know we put our heart and soul into our food,” said Chris Magallanes, one of the owners of Panther City BBQ. The owners of Panther City BBQ have now launched La Pantera Tacos y Mas for the after-hours crowds.įORT WORTH, Texas - There’s no denying how sweet it is to take a risk and have it pay off.
