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The Flying Taco is a Mexican restaurant inside a 74-foot-long Convair 240 airliner on L Street in downtown Tulare, California. The aircraft began as the Aero Dogs hot-dog stand; the Hernandez family took over the lease in late 2019.
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Flying Taco airplane restaurant
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Site-level location · 36.2081° N, 119.3474° W
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Tulare has a Convair airliner parked on L Street, and you can eat Mexican food in it. The Flying Taco occupies a Convair 240 that KSEE24 and CBS47 reported in September 2025 as 74 feet long and nine feet wide.
The plane did not start life as a taco restaurant. According to that report, it was brought to the lot and opened as a hot-dog stand called Aero Dogs by its founders. ABC30 dated the opening of Aero Dogs to 2003. By late 2019 the Hernandez family had the chance to lease the restaurant, and they rebranded it as The Flying Taco and began serving Mexican food. The pandemic initially limited them to take-out only, but KSEE24 says customers were later able to come back inside.
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A working restaurant in the aircraft, with a full Mexican menu and outdoor dining reported by ABC30 in 2024. KSEE24 (2025) says the cockpit keeps its original controls. It is a business, so hours and menu are set by the restaurant.
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On L Street near King Avenue in downtown Tulare, California, per ABC30 (2024). Customers visit during the restaurant's opening hours.
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