The first Mighty Taco opened at 1247 Hertel Avenue in
Buffalo, on August 31, 1973. There were four owners: Dan Scepkowski, Andy Gerovac, Ken Koczur and Bruce Robertson. Dan Scepkowski is the current owner of the company, having bought out the other founders. As of December 2021, Mighty Taco had 19 locations throughout the
Western New York region. In April 2012, Mighty Taco opened its second location outside the Buffalo market in the Rochester, New York, area (the first one outside the Buffalo market since the closure of the Fredonia, New York, location in 2003). On June 16, 2014, the second Rochester area location opened in Greece. The Greece location was closed as of July 10, 2017. The Henrietta location was closed as of October 1, 2018. On January 25, 2016, the first Mighty Taco in the Syracuse area opened in Cicero. The Cicero location was closed as of December 30, 2016. On August 31, 2013, Mighty Taco marked its 40th anniversary. In mid-March 2020, all locations abandoned dine-in service, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was reinstated by March 2021. Until the pandemic, a location was based in the
Erie County Medical Center's lobby with two other national fast food outlets. In general, those operations were criticized for being contrary to the health mission of a hospital. ==Fare==