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Mexican restaurants
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Daisy Margarita Bar Opens With Upcycled, Mexican Cantina-Inspired Design
Working on a tight budget, the design repurposed much of the space’s existing materials and layout, layering in Mexican-inspired textures, colors and cultural references to achieve the desired transformation.
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Hot Head Burritos to Launch in New Jersey
Hot Head Burritos inked a deal to open five restaurants across New Jersey.
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Project Profile: Mexican Sugar
Based in suburban Dallas, Texas, FB Society specializes in elevated dining experiences built around strong concepts.
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Amaya Opens at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Low, romantic lighting and lush, tree-canopied spaces combine the thrills of Las Vegas with the soul of modern Mexican cuisine.
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new + notable: Toca Madera, Houston
Bold architectural elements combine with warm finishes in handcrafted custom woodwork, velvet upholsteries and intimate lighting to set the scene.
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Surcheros Enters South Carolina
Tex-Mex chain continues its expansion into the Southeastern United States.
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Family-Owned Cantina Gets a Bold Refresh
A family-owned legacy brand breathes new life into its 20-year-old restaurant. The result is a welcoming, down-to-earth cantina that imparts a sense of community and family tradition.
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New Faces of Fast-Casual: District Taco
Dynamic, diverse and ready to grow.
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new + notable: Tortazo, New York City
Chef Rick Bayless recently brought his Mexican fast-casual brand from Chicago to Times Square in New York — with some key changes.
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Cilantro Taco Grill Plans to go (Mr.) Worldwide
Cilantro Taco Grill has partnered with Armando Christian Perez (better known as pop star Pitbull) and Fransmart and plans to open more than 1,000 units worldwide over the next 10 years.
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Capital Tacos Enters Georgia Market
Tex-Mex restaurant Capital Tacos will be opening the doors of its first storefronts in the state of Georgia.
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New Look, Same Personality for Tijuana Flats
This Tex-Mex chain is keeping its irreverent feel with a redesign aimed at franchising.
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Chevys Rolls the Dice on a Las Vegas Location
Chevys Fresh Mex will make a return to the Nevada market in a big way later this summer.
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How Margaritas Mexican Restaurants is Positioning Itself for the Future
A Q&A with Chief Operating Officer for Margaritas Mexican Restaurants
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This Charleston Restaurant was Designed to Evoke Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula
Find a minimalistic aesthetic and natural elements in Charleston's Maya.
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On The Border’s Bold Comeback
After a slow decade, this casual-dining chain is betting that elements of its most successful period can help revive its fortunes.
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On The Border Spurs Franchise Growth with Two Deals
Mexican casual-dining chain On The Border signed an area development agreement that will add locations in Anchorage, Alaska, and McAllen, Texas.
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On The Border Opens Throwback Prototype
On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina travels all the way back to the 1980s with its new prototype in Alpharetta, Ga., that pays tribute to the chain’s very first design.
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A World View: Buena Vida, Belgrade, Serbia
Located in a mixed-use commercial steel and glass structure, the design of Buena Vida mixes earth tones and tropical touches to create a timeless and modern restaurant.
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El Pollo Loco Remodels First 3 of 300 Restaurants with its New L.A. Mex Design
El Pollo Loco revealed its L.A. Mex prototype and remodeled 3 locations in the new image with plans to remodel 300 more in the coming years.
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High-Tech Prototype on the Menu at Tijuana Flats
Tijuana Flats’ updated prototype strives to modernize the chain’s design, improve kitchen efficiencies and provide a technological overhaul.
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A Tale of Two Taco Joints
The result of a collaboration between Washington, D.C.-based architecture and design firm //3877 and New York City-based design firm Reid and Taylor Studio, TacoVision is a two-story eatery with two distinct aesthetics and service models.
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On The Border Reopens Dining Rooms in Five States
Mexican casual-dining chain On The Border Cantina reopened dining rooms at 45 restaurants across 5 states on May 6.
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QDOBA to Expand Across the South
Fast-casual QDOBA Mexican Eats plans to expand in the Atlanta area and across the state of Alabama thanks to a partnership with Premier Queso Kings, LLC, who signed a 20-unit deal with the chain.
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Jimboy’s Tacos Updates Prototype, Adds 7 Units
Jimboy’s Tacos plans to open seven more locations in the Sacramento, Calif., market.
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El Pollo Loco Opens with Fresh Design in California
Fast-casual Mexican chicken chain El Pollo Loco brought its new prototype to Yuba City, Calif., in January. It is the chain’s reintroduction to the market after a long absence.
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Burrito Beach Rolls Out Prototype to Nontraditional Unit
After debuting its new prototype at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago-based fast-casual Burrito Beach has redesigned its Ogilvie Transportation Center location.
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Salsarita’s Debuts First Drive-Thru Location
Hot on the heels of its new prototype and brand refresh, Salsarita’s Fresh Mexican Grill opened its first drive-thru — and the first franchised location to sport the new design — in Evansville, Ind.
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Westchester Taco Grill Appeals to a Young Crowd
Opened in Fall 2016, Westchester Taco Grill is a fast-casual operation located in New Rochelle, N.Y. It has a 2,500-square-foot footprint and was built in an existing space.
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Tacology Opens in Miami
Tacology, a new 6,125-square-foot restaurant from Cinbersol Group that seats 125 people inside and 85 outside, has opened at Brickell City Centre, a new mixed-use development in downtown Miami.
