Taco Bell Begins Selling Beer In Chicago

The official grand opening of the first booze-selling Taco Bell isn’t until Sept. 22, but company officials opened their doors — and liquor cabinet — to customers on Tuesday for a “soft opening” of the fast-food chain’s new location in the city’s Wicker Park neighborhood.

Taco Bell, which has earned a reputation over the years as a good place to get a bite after a night of drinking, announced plans in June to experiment with selling beer, wine, sangria and spiked frozen drinks at the new Chicago location as it looks to gain a foothold in urban markets. A second location that will sell only beer and wine near San Francisco’s AT&T Park is slated to open later this month, the company says.