Taco Bamba To Donate Portion Of Sales To World Central Kitchen's Ukraine Relief

NORTHERN VIRGINIA — Taco Bamba will be donating a percentage of its proceeds from all of its restaurants on Wednesday to World Central Kitchen to help with the charitable group’s relief efforts in Ukraine.

World Central Kitchen, founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, has worked on the front lines of many crises. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, World Central Kitchen partnered with restaurants in the country and is serving food at hundreds of locations in 12 Ukrainian cities.

World Central Kitchen also has sites in Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia for refugees who are crossing the border.

Founded as a takeout taco restaurant in 2013 by James Beard Award-nominated chef Victor Albisu, Taco Bamba’s first location was in the Falls Church area on Pimmit Drive, next to the Whole Foods shopping center. The restaurant also has locations in Vienna, Springfield, Fairfax and Arlington.

The restaurant's Rockville location opened in 2021, and new locations are scheduled to open later this year in the Landmark area of Fairfax County and Herndon.

Last year, Taco Bamba announced a partnership with Investors Management Corp., with plans to expand in the D.C. area and across the Mid-Atlantic region.

Abisu and his chef de cuisine Tom Hall offer tacos, tostadas, super tortas and many other items on their menu.

Albisu is a founding board member of World Central Kitchen, with Taco Bamba working regularly to raise money for the nonprofit organization.

In 2018, Taco Bamba started hosting a National Taco Day fundraiser on Oct. 4. Each Taco Bamba location races to see who can sell the most tacos.

Proceeds from each year of the National Taco Day fundraiser have benefited World Central Kitchen. This October will mark the fifth year of the Bambathon.

Here are Taco Bamba's Northern Virginia locations to visit on Wednesday to support World Central Kitchen's relief efforts in Ukraine:

• Falls Church, 2190 Pimmit Drive, Falls Church
• Arlington-Ballston, 4000 Wilson Blvd, Suite C, Arlington
• Fairfax, 10629 Braddock Rd, Suite B-8, Fairfax
• Vienna, 164 Maple Avenue W, Vienna
• Springfield, 6691-A Backlick Rd, Springfield

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