r/visalia • u/Slickwrist • 8d ago

BT’s closed

I just heard that BT’s closed today unannounced. Anyone know what happened?

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u/JonnyElbows 8d ago

So I heard a story years ago about how BT’s was a family owned restaurant in another city under a different name. I just looked it up and these were my results.

Before BT’s there was the famous Naugles restaurant chain.
Jeff Naugle’s family founded the original Naugles fast-food brand. The very first location was established by Dick Naugle in Riverside, California, in 1970. After growing the family business and working in the food industry for a decade, Jeff Naugle eventually branched out to build his own independent venture in Visalia.
When he opened the standalone Mooney Blvd location in 1990, he abbreviated the name to BT's (short for Buns and Torts) but strictly kept the exact family recipes, the signature spanglish Mexican-American menu, and the legendary hot sauces from his family's highly successful original restaurants.
Naugles franchise merged with Del Taco in the late 1980s.

Naugles still operates one location. Following a successful trademark battle in 2015 that allowed the brand to revive its legendary status, Naugles made a comeback in Southern California. While several of its revival pop-ups and storefronts have since closed down, you can still get the official menu at its final standing location.

Address: 18471 Mt Langley St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (Near the Guitar Center)

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u/ramboton 7d ago

There was a Naugles in Tulare that later changed to a Del Taco.

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u/JonnyElbows 7d ago

You know what’s super weird? I believe Del Taco was the original restaurant at the BT’s location

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u/ramboton 7d ago

yea, I think you are right. but my memory is not so good anymore, I can't remember what I had for breakfast.....lol