Starting today, students will have a new place to eat and party “south of the border” style.
Fuzzy’s Taco Shop officially opened today at 7 a.m., according to General Manager Luke Stebbins.
Stebbins said the restaurant, which is located amid the block of stores and restaurants at the corner of Lee Drive and Burbank Drive, opened its doors for a few hours Wednesday to give residents an sneak peek of what Fuzzy’s has to offer.
Stebbins said he saw positive responses from students Wednesday and has seen it for months on the restaurant’s Facebook fan page.
“People love the food,” he said. “They love the concept.”
Erica Marroquin, international studies senior, is one of Fuzzy’s newest employees.
Marroquin said she has enjoyed her work so far, which has mainly involved setting up the store and training.
She said she enjoyed serving people Wednesday during the restaurant’s early opening and thinks the response bodes well for the shop’s future.
“Every table was filled,” Marroquin said. “Everyone loved it.”
Stebbins said Fuzzy’s will offer a wide variety of baja-inspired food from tacos to fajitas and frozen drinks, like its unique “Tigerita,” a purple, LSU-inspired margarita with yellow salt around the rim.
Stebbins said he thinks one of the factors going into students’ love for Fuzzy’s is the restaurant’s low prices.
“The most expensive thing on our menu is $7.95,” he said. “The price range is really anywhere from $2 to $8, which is obviously the college student price range.”
Paige Long, kinesiology freshman, said she’d try Fuzzy’s because she’s always looking for affordable food in town.
“I like Mexican food,” she said. “And I love margaritas.”
Stebbins said the taco shop’s owners and managers hope to make the restaurant a hot spot for football game days next semester.
“We want to get the word out,” he said. “It’ll be a fun place to hang out.”
The name Fuzzy’s might make students think twice about eating at the taco shop, but Stebbins said the moniker isn’t a reference to anything like moldy meat.
Stebbins explained the restaurant chain was founded in Texas and the name of the man who created the menu was Fuzzy.
“They couldn’t think of what to name it, so they named it Fuzzy’s Taco Shop,” he said. “That’s the rumor, at least.”
 
 
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