San Antonio’s taco scene is about to get a contemporary arrival — straight from Puerto Vallarta. Tacos On The Avenue, a Mexican restaurant that is been serving up its signature carne asada for greater than 30 years, is formally opening its first U.S. location at 22026 U.S. Freeway 281 N #101 on Thursday, September 4.
The restaurant has constructed a repute for protecting issues easy: tacos, tostadas, and quesadillas, all anchored by thinly shaved, high-quality beef grilled over charcoal and completed with a wealthy beef glaze. Every tortilla is pressed day by day, and diners can high their tacos with housemade salsas starting from creamy avocado verde to smoky chile de árbol.
The brand new spot is not stopping with tacos. The bar menu will function margaritas and a home jamaica mezcalita, plus sundaes utilizing Van Leeuwen Ice Cream. Whereas the model is already out there in San Antonio grocery shops, this marks one of many first occasions locals can discover it on a restaurant menu.
Visitors can benefit from the menu in a minimalist inside from Joel Mozersky, a high-end inside designer recognized for tasks like Pullman Market and Brasserie Mon Chou Chou. The restaurant introduced in acclaimed Mexican artisans for the ceramics and the constructing’s vibrant mural.
Drinks embrace margaritas an a jamaica mezcalita.Photograph courtesy of Tacos on the Avenue
Utilizing such top-tier expertise could appear uncommon for a fast-casual eatery, however the model sees the Stone Oak restaurant as the primary stage of a U.S. enlargement, with the primary U.S. outpost serving because the model’s U.S. headquarters.
“San Antonio felt just like the pure place to start our development within the U.S.,” stated San Antonio-based director of promoting Natalia Bustamante in an earlier launch. “It’s a metropolis that lives and breathes taste, household, and tradition — and that’s precisely what defines us. We’re all in on San Antonio. This opening is not only a launch. It’s the starting of a a lot greater journey with this metropolis on the coronary heart of all of it.”
To have fun the San Antonio debut, Tacos On The Avenue is rolling out an opening-day particular. Visitors can rating three carne asada tacos and a Jarritos for simply $3.20 — a nod to the restaurant’s 32 years in enterprise. Often priced at $15.50, the deal is on the market all day Thursday for dine-in prospects solely. The primary guests may snag branded tote luggage full of freebies from Jarritos, Twang, and extra, whereas provides final.
After Tacos On The Avenue debuts, the restaurant will likely be open day by day, 11 am-11 pm. In keeping with a earlier firm announcement, the restaurant will announce extra particulars on its U.S. enlargement within the upcoming months.
