La Vaca Loca is a fast casual restaurant chain in the HD Universe, first appearing in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online.
Description[]
The restaurant was first seen as a single physical location,located on Macdonald Street in Davis, Los Santos. The restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. According to numerous signs pinned up on the building's windows, the business offers a variety of meals such as pastramis and fries; chicken, fries and salad; and burritos with tomato, lettuce and beans. As well as dining inside, customers also have a drive-through option. This building inaccessible to the player and plays no role in the storyline.
With the Arena War update in Grand Theft Auto Online, a brand-new logo and pattern design for the restaurant was seen on various Arena War props, indicating the existence of multiple locations.
Influence[]
The brand is most likely based on El Pollo Loco, a restaurant chain specialized in Mexican-style grilled chicken. "La Vaca Loca" means "The Crazy Cow" in Spanish. This is a reference to the Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), popularly known as "mad cow disease" or "enfermedad de las vacas locas" in Spanish.