Baja Cafe opened its second location at 8 a.m. Saturday April 16 in the Campbell shopping center that holds Sauce and Old Chicago.
The new location, 2970 Campbell Ave., is just down the street from the popular Prep & Pastry, which gets a sizable line on the weekends. Baja Cafe owners Gerard Meurer and Kim Scanlan are fixing up what used to be a Wing Factory.
"We got rid of the fryers, put in griddles," Meurer said. "It's pretty well set-up, it just needed some cleaning."
Meurer is also excited about the new location's open kitchen, which is "gonna be crazy." He thinks the spot's central location and proximity to the University of Arizona will draw a student crowd, as well as visitors from up north.
The couple already has a provisional liquor license, so expect mimosas, Bloody Mary's, margaritas and more. The food menu will be the same as the original location, with Baja Cafe's kitschy pancakes and Southwestern huevos rancheros. The hours will be the same, 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. seven days a week.
"We could have just stayed in one spot, but we have some really key people that are showing that they want to do this for a living," Meurer said. "It encourages Kim and I to want to grow, so we can grow them with the business."
But right now, two locations is good enough for this Tucson couple.
"We're gonnna have our hands full with this one," he said.
