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| In 2004, Anna's Taqueria was made to pay $206,918 in back-wages to 127 employees. The Labor Department Wage and Hour Division found that the four stores had been employing individual employees at multiple locations and not paying the requisite time-and-a-half wages for time worked in excess of 40 hours between the months of January 2001 and January 2003<ref> - Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Press Release</ref>. | In 2004, Anna's Taqueria was made to pay $206,918 in back-wages to 127 employees. The Labor Department Wage and Hour Division found that the four stores had been employing individual employees at multiple locations and not paying the requisite time-and-a-half wages for time worked in excess of 40 hours between the months of January 2001 and January 2003<ref> - Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Press Release</ref>. | ||
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Products | Mexican food |
| Owner | Michael Kamio |
Anna's Taqueria is a chain of fast-service Mexican-fusion restaurants in the Boston area.
Overview
Anna's is modeled after U.S. West Coast style Mexican cuisine, specifically the Mission-style or San Francisco burrito. Its menu offers only four core items: burritos, tacos, quesadillas and Mexican plates, and has been described as "the best burritos for next to nothing". The food is made using an assembly line-style process. The chain currently has six stores in operation, including two in Cambridge.
In April 2009, Anna's Taqueria was recipient of the Boston Phoenix's 'Best of Boston' Award for best fast food.
History
The first Anna's Taqueria was founded by Michael Kamio and located in Brookline's Coolidge Corner in 1995 after a disagreement with his sister Mariko Kamio, who owns the competing Boca Grande chain. Since then, a second Brookline restaurant was opened in addition to the locations in Porter and Davis Squares, and later the chain opened its fifth location at MIT's Stratton Student Center. A sixth location was then opened on Cambridge St. in Boston across from the Massachusetts General Hospital.
In 2004, Anna's Taqueria was made to pay $206,918 in back-wages to 127 employees. The Labor Department Wage and Hour Division found that the four stores had been employing individual employees at multiple locations and not paying the requisite time-and-a-half wages for time worked in excess of 40 hours between the months of January 2001 and January 2003.
References
- Notes
- Phantom Gourmet 2007, p.47.
- The Boston Phoenix "Best of" Awards Page
- Wolfson, John. "The Burrito War", Boston Magazine, February 2005.
- Locations - Anna's Taqueria website
- - Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Press Release
- Bibliography
- Beacon Hill Times report on Mass General-area Anna's
- MIT Tech interview with Michael Kamio
- Beste, Meg. "A Spice of Sibling Rivalry", The Heights, 5 May 2005.
- Phantom Gourmet (2007). Phantom Gourmet Guide to Boston's Best Restaurants 2008. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-37460-0. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
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