No Tacos For You: NY Restaurant Chain ‘Bans’ Putin

In this frame grab provided by the Russian Television via the APTN, President Vladimir Putin, during a live feed, answers journalists' questions on the current situation around Ukraine at the Novo-Ogaryovo president... In this frame grab provided by the Russian Television via the APTN, President Vladimir Putin, during a live feed, answers journalists' questions on the current situation around Ukraine at the Novo-Ogaryovo presidential residence outside Moscow, on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Russian Television via APTN) MORE LESS
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Hey Putin, don’t even think about ordering a Super Mighty in Buffalo.

Mighty Taco, a Buffalo-based chain of Mexican fast-foot restaurants, has banned Russian President VladimirPutin from all of the company’s 23 locations in western New York.

The company known for its quirky ads announced on social media this week that effective immediately, Putin is banned from Mighty Taco for seizing Crimea from Ukraine. Mighty Taco’s posting says Putin may be orderingaround Crimea, but he won’t be ordering a Super Mighty, one of the chain’s most popular menu items.

The posting, which features a red-tinted photo of a gesticulating Putin, says he’ll be “welcomed back” at MightyTaco when he stops acting like a bully and “picking on people.”

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