The family behind Tucson's El Charro has opened its newest restaurant Charro Steak in downtown Tucson. April 6 was the first full day of business for the Mexican steakhouse, which serves high-end cuts of meat with a Sonoran flair.
Opening hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays, 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays. There will also be a happy hour with food and drink specials 3 to 6 p.m. on weekdays.
Charro Steak is the latest in the Flores family stable of El Charro Mexican restaurants, including the flagship El Charro Cafe on North Court Avenue that dates back to 1922. The family also is behind Sir Veza's Taco Garage, which has two Tucson locations, and Hecho en Vegas, a partnership with MGM Grand hotel and casino in Las Vegas.
The steakhouse is in the historic Julian Drew Building at 188 E. Broadway, about a mile from the original El Charro. When the family announced the restaurant in December, they listed a lunch menu with items around $10 and dinner entrees mostly between $19 and $22.
Dishes include mesquite grilled Arizona grass-fed and grass-finished New York strip steak, ancho rubbed prime rib tortas and osso bucco estilo Sonorense. Some side dishes from El Charro will make appearances icnluding coctel de elote (corn) and nopalitos y hongos, (prickly pear pads and mushrooms).
