A familiar fast-food corner on Blanco Road in North San Antonio is getting a second life, as a former KFC-Taco Bell is being remodeled to reopen as a standalone Taco Bell. The makeover puts another late-night drive-thru option back on the busy corridor near Winston Churchill High School. Construction activity has ramped up since permits were filed late last year, with crews visibly working the shopping-center site. While the brand has kept quiet on a formal opening date, public filings indicate the project is closing in on the finish line, with new signage and a refreshed parking lot expected to greet neighbors and commuters once work wraps.
According to Community Impact, the location at 12050 Blanco Road is slated to reopen sometime in 2026 as a standalone Taco Bell after previously operating as a dual-branded KFC-Taco Bell. The outlet reports that Taco Bell has not released an official opening schedule.
Permits Point To A Late-February Finish
Permits filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in September 2025 document a remodeling project at the Blanco Road address with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2026. The TDLR listing describes the effort as a renovation and alteration and names Charles William Pope & Associates as the design firm on the job. Those state filings serve as the official record for the accessibility and construction work tied to the project.
Official Listing And Menu
Taco Bell already has a live store-locator page for the Blanco Road restaurant, highlighting core menu staples such as the Crunchwrap Supreme and Mexican Pizza. That page typically becomes the go-to spot for official hours, hiring notices and opening-day updates once an operator locks in a launch date.
Nearby Closure Cleared Some Market Space
The Blanco Road reboot follows the shutdown of a dual-branded KFC-Taco Bell at 14076 Nacogdoches Road last fall. Local map listings now tag that address as permanently closed, and customer reviews on review sites describe signage citing an Oct. 1, 2025 closure date. Those departures have reshuffled Taco Bell's footprint on San Antonio's northeast side and may help explain the move to relaunch a standalone Taco Bell nearby. Local business directories continue to show the Nacogdoches site as closed while work progresses on the Blanco Road renovation.
Who Will Run The Reopened Store
State project records list the owner as DDO1 Texas LLC, an entity tied to Desert De Oro Foods, a major Yum! Brands franchise operator in the region. Desert De Oro has publicly discussed expanding its presence in and around San Antonio, which suggests the Blanco Road restaurant will be run by an experienced franchisee rather than as a corporate-operated location. That setup would keep the new store within the same local operating network as other Taco Bell and KFC spots.
Taco Bell has not yet posted an official opening date. For now, the permit timeline points to the Blanco Road address being ready by the end of February, and the brand's store page is expected to be the first place to confirm hours and hiring announcements once those details are finalized. We will be watching public filings and official chain updates for word on the exact opening day.
