Bel Air is about to get a serious taste of San Diego. The Taco Stand, the San Diego-born taqueria known for drawing long lines from La Jolla to Miami, is lining up a spot at the Glen Centre in Beverly Glen. Filings and the brand’s own listings point to the compact storefront at 2958 Beverly Glen Circle as the planned Los Angeles address, giving the fast-casual outfit its first foothold on the Westside and extending cofounders Julian Hakim and Aram Baloyan’s steady expansion run.
What Now first reported the planned Los Angeles location and noted that an ABC permit application has been filed for the site. According to What Now, that paperwork lists 2958 Beverly Glen Circle as the proposed address, and the article detailing the filing was published July 7, 2026.
The leasing packet spells out the Taco Stand at 2958
A Glen Centre leasing packet spells it out even more clearly, listing unit 2958 as “The Taco Stand (coming soon!)” and adding the name to the property’s tenant roster. The marketing document also spotlights nearby fixtures like Starbucks and Jayde’s Market and pitches the complex as Bel Air’s go-to daily-needs center, according to the Glen Centre leasing package. The public tenancy map and figures help explain why operators circle the site.
From La Jolla to Los Angeles
The Taco Stand launched in La Jolla in 2013 under Shōwa Hospitality and has since grown into a multi-market operation, with locations stretching beyond Southern California into cities like Miami and Dallas. SFGATE profiles cofounders Julian Hakim and Aram Baloyan and traces how the concept expanded from a single coastal shop into a broader Southern California and national footprint. The chain’s official locations page also lists Beverly Glen among its coming-soon sites, according to The Taco Stand.
The Taco Stand describes its menu as centered on Tijuana-style tacos, carne asada fries, burritos and breakfast items such as pollo ranchero, all backed up by house-made salsas and tortillas. The compact, counter-service layout and salsa bar format have been central to the chain’s ability to scale while still playing as a neighborhood spot, according to recent coverage of the brand.
What it means for the Glen Centre
For the Glen Centre, landing The Taco Stand would add a high-profile fast-casual draw to a lineup that already leans heavily on everyday services. Property marketing materials suggest the shop could help heat up both lunchtime and evening foot traffic. The leasing packet touts nearly 1,000,000 annual visits and an average household income above $200,000 within a one-mile radius, figures the property manager uses to entice national and regional operators, per the Glen Centre leasing package. That kind of demographic backing is exactly the sort of thing a San Diego import that chases both quick lunches and late-night orders would notice.
There is still no opening date on the books. The Taco Stand’s own locations page keeps the Beverly Glen site labeled “coming soon,” according to The Taco Stand. The permit filing noted earlier suggests the operator has started the regulatory process for alcohol service, but any firm timeline or grand-opening playbook remains under wraps. Neither the company nor the property has posted an official debut date.
