A brand new informal Mexican restaurant, La Cantina by Cuishe, has opened in San Antonio’s St. Paul’s Sq., reworking from the previous upscale Cuishe Cocina Mexicana. Following a smooth opening, the restaurant celebrated its official opening on April 1, serving avenue meals favorites like tacos and tortas and an enormous $565 cantarito.
Gusto Group, the hospitality agency behind the restaurant, revamped the menu and refreshed the ambiance to present the restaurant a younger vibe. Vibrant wall hangings, phrase artwork, and some flat screens have been introduced in to energise the house.
“We wished to present the St. Paul Sq. location one thing extra informal and approachable,” Gusto Group rep Victoria Hudson explains. “Consider it like a contemporary cantina meets your favourite hangout spot. It is loud in the easiest way, colourful, and unapologetically Mexican.”
The birria specials embody ever-popular quesabirria tacos.Photograph courtesy of Gusto Group
The revised menu displays the restaurant’s newfound ease. La Cantina launched a lineup of birria specials, together with quesabirria tacos, tortas, and ramen. Entrees embody on a regular basis dishes like a zippy arrachera and a Mexican burger.
The Gusto Group, which additionally owns scorching spots like Boombox Pizza Bar and Cellar Mixology, has develop into recognized for mixing a few of San Antonio’s most flamboyant cocktails — and La Cantina isn’t any exception. The $565-Mega Cantarito, meant to be shared by six or extra folks, pours tequila, grapefruit soda, and freshly squeezed citrus juices into an outsized clay jug. Consider it as a Mexican model of a tiki scorpion bowl.
Friends searching for a tamer expertise can order the signature Chi-Chi, a vodka, pineapple, and coconut sipper that may be custom-made with tropical flavors. The Chisparita, a frozen model of San Antonio’s signature boozy margarita, is available in six varieties.
The cantaritos are available smaller sizes, too.Cuishe Cocina Mexicana/ Fb
La Cantina by Cuishe, 119 Heiman St., is open Tuesday by means of Thursday, 5-11 pm; Friday, 5 pm-2 am; Saturday, noon-2 am; and Sunday, noon-9 pm. The weekday completely satisfied hour between 5-7 pm options reductions on Mexican beers, common cantaritos, and snacks. Friends who arrive after 10 pm also can take pleasure in a $3 low cost on late-night bites.
The unique Cuishe Cocina Mexicana, which opened in Stone Oak in 2020, will proceed serving its conventional menu.
