The popular Jacksonville Beach restaurant TacoLu will be featured on national TV—and diners could get their own shot at television fame Thursday evening.
A Travel Channel crew is there, shooting an upcoming episode of the show “Food Paradise.” It's a show that tours "all the must-stop food spots across the country that offer a one-of-a-kind dining experience," according to its website.
On Thursday afternoon, customers were forewarned a TV shoot was in progress.
“There’s a poster on the door that says, ‘If you don’t want to be on camera, you don’t want to come in,” says TacoLu co-owner Don Nicol. He says word of the Travel Channel shoot has made it a busy day for his servers—and that’s saying something for the restaurant that often has an hour-long wait and offers valet parking to accommodate the constant overflow.
“It’s been a kind of a blaze of glory,” Nicol says.
Chefs started at 6 a.m. Thursday cooking two items that will be featured on the show. Producers also interviewed customers. All of it will be on a yet-to-be-announced “Food Paradise”episode.
For taco fans hoping to get some screen time, the Travel Channel crew plans to continue filming inside TacoLu until 8 p.m. Thursday.
TacoLu is located at 1712 Beach Boulevard in Jacksonville Beach.
