Taconganas, the Memphis-based taco truck chain, is looking to swap some steel wheels for four walls on Whitten Road. The company has filed plans to build a compact brick-and-mortar at 2130 Whitten Road, a roughly 977-square-foot prefabricated building that would feature a drive-thru lane, a walk-up window, a kitchen, and restrooms. While the city weighs the paperwork, the brand is still serving from a food truck on the same lot.
What the permit says
The commercial new-construction application, submitted Feb. 2, is under review by Memphis and Shelby County planning staff, according to WhatNow. The filing spells out a roughly 977-square-foot prefab structure and specifically calls for space for a drive-thru lane, walk-up ordering, a kitchen and customer restrooms.
From truck to storefront
The business is led by founder Greg Diaz, and the company’s website frames the brand’s identity as “Taconganas means hunger. Hustle. Heart.”, an ethos it says fuels both the menu and its growth, per Taconganas. The site charts the group’s trajectory from a single taco truck into multiple locations across the Memphis area.
Local footprint
Taconganas is continuing to operate a food truck from the Whitten Road property while the permit is under review, as reported by WhatNow. The chain has been steadily growing its presence in recent years, adding several truck sites and in-person locations around Memphis, according to Daily Memphian.
Past scrutiny
The company and owner Greg Diaz have faced federal scrutiny in recent years. Video from February 2025 showed plain-clothes agents detaining several employees at a Taconganas truck as part of an operation that Homeland Security Investigations later described as a labor-trafficking probe, per ActionNews5. Separately, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has had an open review of the business’s hiring and wage practices since 2022, as reported by The Commercial Appeal.
What happens next
The permit now heads through the city’s standard review and inspection process before any construction can begin, with applicants required to submit plans and schedule inspections as outlined by the City of Memphis Permit Center, per City of Memphis. Taconganas has not announced a public timeline for breaking ground or opening the planned Whitten Road storefront.
