Downtown fixture Rio Rio Cantina fed tens of millions of vacationers and locals throughout its 34 years in enterprise. Nonetheless, its house owners confirmed Thursday they’ve shuttered the River Stroll restaurant fairly than renew its launch.
The colourful Tex-Mex eatery on the road degree of 421 E. Commerce St. closed its eating room with views overlooking the San Antonio River on Jan. 13.
“Our lease was arising, and we determined not renew,” stated Patrick Jennings, controller for the San Antonio-based Paesano’s restaurant group, which owned Rio Rio. “It is a fantastic constructing, and the house owners are nice. It has been an unbelievable run. Hats off to the hundreds of people that have labored there over time and the tens of millions who’ve eaten there.”
Jennings stated the closure can have no impression on the Paesano’s Italian eating places his group operates on the River Stroll, in Lincoln Heights and in Shavano Park.
The previous Rio Rio house’s expansive measurement and river entry means it will not have a lot hassle discovering a brand new tenant, Jenning stated.
“The San Antonio River Stroll might be simply fantastic, and I might wager somebody native comes into that house and does one thing nice with it,” he added.
The constructing, which is also host to Boudro’s on the river degree, is owned by Schultze and Rilling Buildings Ltd., county data present. That firm’s normal accomplice is W.R. III Improvement Co., which traces again to a Terrell Hills dwelling tackle for Wallace “Completely satisfied” Rogers, the proprietor of one other downtown vacationer staple, the Buckhorn Saloon & Museum.Subscribe to SA Present newsletters.
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