A press release went out about this a month or two back.  Looks like the AJC finally found some time to do a little recon…

This year, Taqueria del Sol established a wholly-owned subsidiary to franchise the brand. The plan is to slowly and methodically expand outside Georgia, aiming for five new openings next year and 40 within the next five years.

…The plan is to start opening new restaurants next year in southeast and East Coast cities such as Knoxville, Philadelphia, and Birmingham, where Burnett says he has the most contacts. The parent company will retain the rights to Georgia in case Klank chooses to open new restaurants of his own.

At one point, I heard that Charleston would get the first TdS franchise, but perhaps things have changed since then.

photo courtesy of Taqueria de Sol’s website.