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title: "Franchise Influencers: Omar Al-Massalkhi and Mohammad Farraj, Co-Owners, Talkin' Tacos"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/2253aa3e-3580-45a8-b0e8-13a3aa1f91df
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-influencers-omar-al-massalkhi-and-mohammad-farraj-co-owners-talkin-tacos-2721806
category: "Mexican"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Mexican"
published: 2023-03-30T19:14:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:08:43.383Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/a49bf8783ec0e372b14f06f8dbad3e726204.jpg
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# Franchise Influencers: Omar Al-Massalkhi and Mohammad Farraj, Co-Owners, Talkin' Tacos

**TL;DR:** Talkin' Tacos was founded in 2020 by Omar Al-Massalkhi and Mohammad Farraj as a food truck in Miami, specializing in Mexican food. The brand has since expanded to multiple locations in South Florida, including Miramar and Brickell Miami.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2023-03-30. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-influencers-omar-al-massalkhi-and-mohammad-farraj-co-owners-talkin-tacos-2721806).*

## Story

Talkin’ Tacos was founded in June of 2020 as a food truck, specializing in Mexican food in the city of Miami Florida. Two childhood best friends heard about a special cuisine creating shockwaves in California, Texas and New Mexico. It was all about the birria taco. Dumbfounded by how such an amazing food item was non-existent in south Florida, and quite frankly on the east coast, they knew something needed to be done. Birria taco is a specialty taco originating from Jalisco Mexico that has been a staple to Mexican culture for thousands of years, and soon to be one for all Americans.

Moe and Omar set out to break ground with the first birria taco establishment in South Florida and opened up shop in September 2020 with a food truck. Shortly thereafter, the craze began, and lines were stretched around blocks and streets. It was clear they had something special and one location would not cut it. In the span of six short months, the first brick and mortar location broke ground in Miramar Florida. However, many loyal fans and avid customers begged for a physical location in Miami. Shortly thereafter, the second location followed suit in December of 2021 in Brickell Miami.

Investment Range: $252,947

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- QSR (sector)
- location expansion (topic)
- Miami (location)
- mexican food (topic)
- food truck expansion (topic)
- Talkin' Tacos (company)
- Omar Al Massalkhi (person)
- Mohammad 'Mo' Farraj (person)
- Miramar (location)
- restaurant founding (topic)
- Brickell Miami (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-influencers-omar-al-massalkhi-and-mohammad-farraj-co-owners-talkin-tacos-2721806). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/2253aa3e-3580-45a8-b0e8-13a3aa1f91df).