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==Overview== ==Overview==
Anna's is modeled after U.S. West Coast style Mexican cuisine, specifically the Mission-style or ]. Its menu offers only four core items: ]s, ]s, ]s and Mexican plates, and has been described as "the best burritos for next to nothing".<ref>Phantom Gourmet 2007, p.47.</ref> The food is made using an ]-style process.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} The chain currently has six stores in operation, including two in ]. {{Citation needed|date=March 2008}} Anna's is modeled after U.S. West Coast style Mexican cuisine, specifically the Mission-style or ].<ref name="Tech"/> Its menu offers only four core items: ]s, ]s, ]s and Mexican plates, and has been described as "the best burritos for next to nothing".<ref>Phantom Gourmet 2007, p.47.</ref> The food is made using an ]-style process.<ref name="Tech">Cheng 2005</ref><ref>Beste 2005</ref> The chain currently has six stores in operation, including two in ].<ref name="Loc"/>


In April 2009, Anna's Taqueria was recipient of the '']'s'' 'Best of Boston' Award for best fast food.<ref></ref> In April 2009, Anna's Taqueria was recipient of the '']'s'' 'Best of Boston' Award for best fast food.<ref></ref>


==History== ==History==
The first Anna's Taqueria was founded by Michael Kamio and located in Brookline's ] in 1995 after a disagreement with his sister Mariko Kamio, who owns the competing ] chain.<ref>Wolfson, John. , ''Boston Magazine'', February 2005.</ref> Since then, a second Brookline restaurant was opened in addition to the locations in Porter and Davis Squares, and restaurants were opened at MIT's Stratton Student Center and on Cambridge St. in Boston across from the Massachusetts General Hospital.<ref> - Anna's Taqueria website</ref> The first Anna's Taqueria was founded by Michael Kamio and located in Brookline's ] in 1995 after a disagreement with his sister Mariko Kamio, who owns the competing ] chain.<ref>Wolfson, John. , ''Boston Magazine'', February 2005.</ref> Since then, a second Brookline restaurant was opened in addition to the locations in Porter and Davis Squares, and restaurants were opened at MIT's Stratton Student Center and on Cambridge St. in Boston across from the Massachusetts General Hospital.<ref name="Loc"> - Anna's Taqueria website</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> 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>{{cite web|url=http://www.dol.gov/whd/media/press/whdpressVB2print.asp?pressdoc=Northeast%2FNEarchive%2F20040314.xml|title=Anna's Taqueria Restaurants to Pay Employees Nearly $207,000 in Back Wages Following Labor Department Investigation|last=U.S. Department of Labor|date=March 9, 2004|publisher=DoL Wage and Hour Division|accessdate=2011-01-02|location=Boston, MA}}</ref>


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Anna's Taqueria
Company typePrivate
IndustryRestaurants
Founded1995
HeadquartersBrookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
ProductsMexican food
OwnerMichael 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 restaurants were opened at MIT's Stratton Student Center and 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
  1. ^ Cheng 2005
  2. Phantom Gourmet 2007, p.47.
  3. Beste 2005
  4. ^ Locations - Anna's Taqueria website
  5. The Boston Phoenix "Best of" Awards Page
  6. Wolfson, John. "The Burrito War", Boston Magazine, February 2005.
  7. U.S. Department of Labor (9 March 2004). "Anna's Taqueria Restaurants to Pay Employees Nearly $207,000 in Back Wages Following Labor Department Investigation". Boston, MA: DoL Wage and Hour Division. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
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