The new location of Maciel’s Taqueria opens tomorrow, October 24th, at 3397 Summer Avenue at the intersection of Summer and National Street.
Just writing the word “Maciel’s” makes me long for one of owner Manuel Martínez’s scrumptious tacos. I’ve been a customer since the first one opened Downtown on October 2, 2015, on the Mid-America Mall.
This is his fourth Maciel’s, Martínez says.
“It’s bigger in size,” he says. “Also, the biggest menu. We’re more focused on the taco part. We have more tacos than anything else.”
And, he says, “Let’s say 15 new tacos on the menu.”
They also have a new item that’s not in any of their other restaurants. That’s the “Suadero,” Martinez says. “It’s a brisket with chorizo. It’s really good.”
The new restaurant is 4,000 square feet and, for now, seats 99 people.
They’re working on getting the bar ready, Martínez says. They’re going to have a very small drink menu, but a “really good” one. They will sell “one or two mixed drinks and beer.” And margaritas, of course. They also will sell “palomas,” which is a grapefruit drink with lime, salt, and tequila.
I asked if he’s already thinking about a Maciel’s Taqueria number five, but, Martinez says, “Right now I’m going to slow down a little bit, to be honest with you. We’ve got too much on our hands.”
Later on, he’ll “think about number five.”
Meanwhile, I can’t wait to try that “Suadero.” And everything else on the menu at the new Maciel’s Taqueria.
