New Braunfels | February

DINING FEATURE

BY SIERRA MARTIN

COCKTAILS AND CUISINE TO TRY Las Fontanas has a large menu for customers to choose from and features both Tex-Mex and authentic Mexican cuisine made with fresh ingredients and family recipes.

The Street Taco Platter ($16.99) comes with fried shrimp, carnitas and beef.

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The Haus Margarita (left) is served frozen, on the rocks or a mix ($7).

The Pedrito Grilled Platter ($25.99) comes with beef, chicken or a mix.

From left: Las Fontanas owner Israel Trevino; Israel Trevino Senior; Francisco Padilla, general manager of the Creekside location; and Arielle Sanchez; co-general manager for the Walnut location, stand in front of a mural hand-painted by Trevino’s mother.

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Las Fontanas Mexican Kitchen 2031 Central Plaza, Ste. 103 830-627-4551

Las Fontanas Mexican Kitchen Local restaurant brings fresh and authentic Tex-Mex cuisine to New Braunfels F amily-owned and -operated Las Fontanas has been bringing authentic Tex-Mex cuisine to the New Braunfels community for nearly 10 years. menu that just focus on quality. So I enjoy that.” The menu at Las Fontanas is a mixture of Tex-Mex and authentic Mexican food. The restaurant oers traditional and freshly made margaritas made with agave nectars as

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First opening the restaurant on Walnut Avenue in April 2013, the business saw tremendous success with the popularity of its fresh cuisine and opened a second location in Creekside in 2021. Owner Israel Trevino has been in the restaurant industry since he was 14 years old and said he loves the creativity involved with owning a business and the challenges that occur with the day-to-day operations of the restaurant. “I tried out the banking industry when I graduated [from Texas State University] for a couple of years and just realized that the restaurant was my passion, the customer interactions and creativity that come with owning your own restaurant and coming up with unique items even though we’re a Tex-Mex restaurant,” Trevino said. “I feel like we have some really unique items on the

well as fresh seafood from the Yucatán Peninsula. “We’ve got a wide variety of items on our menu—we oer over 100 items,” Trevino said. “And we try to stay consistent—and not just at the Walnut location, but at Creekside as well. You know you’re not gonna nd these items anywhere else.” Customers can enjoy authentic street tacos with freshly made our tortillas and rice and beans made with recipes passed down in the Trevino family. Trevino works alongside his father and son at the two Las Fontanas locations. “We’re always trying to innovate our service, our products, our systems, and we try to keep it fresh for customers, not just the food, but just the way we do business,” Trevino said.

1551 N. Walnut Ave., Ste. 10 830-626-3310

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www.lasfontanaskitchen.com Hours: Sun.-Thu. 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

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