El Luchador Mexican Restaurant Delivers the Fighting Spirit to Mountain’s Edge

In mid-December, hospitality veteran Andy Hooper took possession of the previous Burgerim house in Mountain’s Edge to completely transform it into a neighborhood Mexican cafe. 4 weeks afterwards, he opened El Luchador Mexican Kitchen area + Cantina.

a person sitting at a table in a restaurant: El Luchador Mexican Kitchen + Cantina

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El Luchador Mexican Kitchen + Cantina

“We thought it was gonna get a great deal longer mainly because of allowing, licensing, and things like that but it just flew by,” he claims.

Hooper originally wished to build the restaurant in a 4,000-square-foot space in a strip shopping mall up coming to Locale Italian Kitchen area, his standout Italian cafe in Mountain’s Edge. When COVID hit, he shelved individuals ideas.

As an alternative, he opened the 2,286-square-foot cafe with a patio with area for 75 and a window for takeout orders.

Chef Aaron Bryan was a frequent at Locale and expended a ton of time conversing about Mexican recipes he needed to add to the El Luchador menu. When Hooper got the keys on December 14, the two commenced hammering out dishes, revamping the area, and redoing the bar.

“We required to make guaranteed it’s a location that locals can appear and get seriously great Mexican meals and an atmosphere that is not PT’s,” he says, including that the restaurant comes sans the smoke and gaming located at the area 24/7 huge. Hooper would like locals to occur to view the Vegas Golden Knights or NFL games while accomplishing a shot of tequila or drinking a margarita. Exterior, the restaurant has its have patio together with an more patio for the strip mall with picnic tables. Shoppers can buy an enchilada for takeout and consume there for social distancing.

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Hooper states he grew up in Tennessee loving WWE and WWF wrestlers, and he regarded el luchador, Spanish for the fighter, the coolest. Just one wall of the cafe built by Hooper’s spouse Jen Augle Hooper capabilities a laminate of the El Luchador brand and fighter that appears to be weathered and worn. A different wall options luchador masks. Stainless steel and handmade cabinets line the area, together with a good deal of normal gentle.

“We ended up truly fortunate that a great deal of the stuff in below was constructed out,” he suggests. “We just came in and just did a good deal of redesign of the home furnishings and fixtures.”

Lunch rolls out quickly, alongside with a late evening on the patio. Suitable now, the cafe stays open up until 9 p.m. since a lot of the group in Mountain’s Edge finishes dining by then or a restaurant needs to stay open until eventually 1 a.m. to seize the late crowds.

Hooper’s cafe ideas are not completed really yet. He has a different he desires to open up in Mountain’s Edge, and two much more in Dallas and Nashville.