Popular DC-area eatery working to pay off lunch debt in Prince George's County

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Popular DC-area eatery working to pay off lunch debt in Prince George’s County

John Domen | [e-mail]
January 17, 2025, 7:30 AM

A popular taco restaurant that got its start on Route 1 in Prince George’s County, Maryland, is now working to eat into the lunch debt that’s accrued in the county’s public school system in recent years.

Little Miner Taco opened its first restaurant at a food hall in Mount Rainier before moving to a stand-alone building in Brentwood and opening locations in Rockville and D.C. You can also find their food at Capital One Arena.

For years, the restaurant would give away kids meals for free. But late last year, owner Kathy Voss decided to start charging $3 per kids meal at the Brentwood location, with the proceeds then being given to the Excellence in Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization that helps support the school system, including covering costs associated with school breakfasts and lunches.

More than 60% of the county’s students are eligible for free or reduced meals.

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John Domen
John started working at WTOP in 2016 after having grown up in Maryland listening to the station as a child. While he got his on-air start at small stations in Pennsylvania and Delaware, he's spent most of his career in the D.C. area, having been heard on several local stations before coming to WTOP.

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[elleng]

1. Seems worthy of a 'handout,' to me.

[Karadeniz]

2. Good !!!!