Lo Esencial

Lo Esencial is at the gateway to the Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain resort at West Tangerine Road and North Dove Mountain Boulevard. 

Dove Mountain's airy Mexican restaurant Lo Esencial is currently undergoing a remodel and will reopen as a brewpub in the next few months. The new Dove Mountain Brewing Co. will feature local craft brews as well as five to six private label beers.

When it opens, the building at 12130 N. Dove Mountain Blvd. will sport a "rustic ambiance" with a brick facade and stainless steel vats, according to an email sent out by the restaurant. The space will also serve food. 

This is the second concept change for the restaurant in the last few years. Owner Kinney Johnson ran the space as Dove Mountain Grill for nearly five years, until he transformed it into Lo Esencial in December of 2013. 

Follow Dove Mountain Brewing Co.'s Facebook page for more updates on the new concept. 


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