The Street Taco & Beer Company, a fast-casual restaurant specializing in Mexican street food, will soon inhabit the old home of Enoteca at 58 W. Congress St., downtown.
Business partners Dago Martinez and Amjaad Jhan hope to have the space ready to launch by the end of this month.
Martinez and Jhan are friends through their employment at Trader Joe’s. Martinez is a manager at the East Grant Road location. Jhan managed the Joe’s on North Campbell Avenue.
They were inspired to take the leap into restaurants by their colleague, Scott Safford, who opened the popular tasting room Tap & Bottle with his wife, Rebecca in June of 2013.
“We wanted to do something for ourselves,” Martinez said.
The restaurant will feature a selection of traditional street tacos, including carnitas, carne asada and barbacoa tacos, as well as burritos, tortas and other Mexican standards.
The goal is to serve the staples that you might find walking around in Nogales or Juarez.
“When you go down to Mexico, you get off the bus and people are right there selling tacos,” Martinez sad. “My mom is from Juarez. I learned a lot about cooking from her."
The Street Taco & Beer Company will sport a full bar, with more than 100 types of bottled beers and eight beers on tap, four of which will be local craft options.
Martinez said that they hope to appeal to the business lunch crowds with fast service and a low price point.
Tacos will start at around $2 apiece.
Find out more about the restaurant on its Facebook page.
