A west-side Wichita Mexican restaurant will be closed this week as its owner relocates it to a new address.
Puerto Vallarta Mexican Restaurant, which operated at 602 N. Tyler for nearly eight years, is moving to a bigger spot less than half a mile away. The restaurant is taking over the space at 756 N. Tyler that over the years has been home to Red Mesa Grill, Augustino Brewing Company, The Angry Elephant, Lito’s and Eclipse Bar & Grill
Owner Pedro Guevara had been waiting on a few approvals to begin the move and finally got them, he said on Monday. He hopes to have the restaurant reopened in the new space by Monday or Tuesday of next week.
When he does reopen, Guevara said, he’ll serve all the menu items he’s always had plus a few more Mexican specialties. In addition, he’ll add a second menu filled with American dishes such as pizza, sandwiches, chicken-fried chicken, chicken tenders and wings. He plans to put two different menus on each table.
Puerto Vallarta Mexican Restaurant will reopen at 756 N. Tyler in about a week.
He decided to make the move not only because he’d outgrown his own space but also because he’d been having trouble with the air conditioning in his original building.
Puerto Vallarta will operate in both the bar side and the restaurant side of the spot at 756 N. Tyler. In the past, some tenants have leased only the restaurant side. The relocated restaurant will have a full bar and table-side service, just as it always has.
Before opening Puerto Vallarta, Guevara worked as a chef in Wichita restaurants like YaYa’s Eurobistro and Jerseys Grill and Bar.
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