BizBeat: East end Taco Bell now open

Jefferson City's newest Taco Bell, located on the site of the recently razed Pizza Hut, is open at Eastland Drive and Schotthill Woods Road.
Jefferson City's newest Taco Bell, located on the site of the recently razed Pizza Hut, is open at Eastland Drive and Schotthill Woods Road.

Make it a combo box. Better yet, a party pack.

Jefferson City's third Taco Bell is now open, bringing the fast-food chain's full menu, from classic burritos and quesadillas to loaded grillers and Doritos Locos tacos, to Jefferson City's east side.

Construction began on the 2005 Schotthill Woods Drive drive-thru/dine-in restaurant this winter, after the Jefferson City Council approved zoning changes in December to allow for the franchise owner, K-Mac Enterprises of Fort Smith, Arkansas, to replace the Pizza Hut previously located on the property with a Taco Bell.

Some residents of an adjacent neighborhood initially opposed the zoning change due to concerns about the restaurant's later hours of operation and noise from the drive-thru. Representatives of the franchise owner worked to address those concerns at subsequent city meetings.

The new Taco Bell, as with the other two in town, operates from 6:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays and from 6:30 a.m. to 3 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Other Taco Bell locations in Jefferson City include 1905 Southwest Blvd. and 2605 Missouri Blvd.

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