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The last Felix's restaurant, located in Montrose, closed in 2008. [7] After the closure, Scott Sullivan, an owner of the El Patio Mexican Restaurant chain, reached an agreement with Felix Tijerina Jr. to license Felix's name and recipes, which led to Felix's chile con queso becoming a permanent addition to El Patio's menu. [8] [9]
A seafood and steak house in Myrtle Beach scored a 79%, a bar and grill in Murrells Inlet scored 81% and a Hibachi restaurant in Conway scored 81% — which are all “B” grades — in the most ...
Two Pesos was a Tex-Mex restaurant chain in the U.S. state of Texas that opened in 1982 in Houston. It was similar to Taco Cabana but Two Pesos never opened in Taco Cabana's home market of San Antonio. The Two Pesos chain was sold to Taco Cabana in 1993 after losing a drawn-out trade dress suit that appeared before the United States Supreme Court.
In 2001, it introduced its Mexican grill concept, including made-to-order grilled beef, chicken, pork and shrimp. Throughout 2002, the franchise closed seven stores in the Phoenix, Arizona area, but Taco Cabana proved profitable. In 2003 Taco Cabana began creating a new restaurant prototype with an eight-foot char-grill. [4]
El Zocalo was a place to kick back with a margarita and some tacos on the large, leafy patio, but the pandemic shuttered the business after two decades. The restaurant relied on foot traffic, the ...
“All these dishes are not traditional Mexican,” Garcia said on the restaurant's all-black patio, where a statue of a skeleton clutching an hourglass overlooks roughly 20 seats.
When the restaurant’s owner died, his widow gave Cano the restaurant. He began serving Mexican food at the restaurant and it became the first El Torito. Cano, at one point began struggling financially and moved into the restaurant. [2] Within three years the restaurant became successful, and Cano opened additional locations.
In 2000, the city approved Sanchez's purchase of a lot that was to be used for both commercial and residential use, functioning as a new location for the restaurant and the family's home. The first major project, two large figures near the front, was created in 2005, with the help of Sanchez's "right-hand man", Ignacio "Nacho" Martinez.