Dining
BY JOVANNA AGUILAR
Juanita’s serves family recipes, Tex-Mex Angel Nunez said he rst opened Juanita’s Mex- ican Kitchen in 2000 near Loop 610 and TC Jester Boulevard to honor his mother, Juanita Nunez,
who died in 1999. Meet the owners
The birria tacos ($18.95) are made with braised marinated short ribs and Mexican cheese, and are served with pickled onion, guacamole, charro beans and grilled Mexican cheese.
Juanita’s Mexican Kitchen is owned and oper- ated by Angel Nunez, who has 37 years of experi- ence in the restaurant industry, and his children Bianca Nunez and Miguel Nunez. The restaurant has two locations—one in Faireld and one in The Plazas at Lakewood Forest, a newly constructed shopping center owned by the Nunez family. They are also planning to expand with a third location. “I think we’re lucky, blessed enough to have gotten to a point where I would say 80% of our cus- tomers have become regulars,” Bianca Nunez said.
COURTESY JUANITA’S MEXICAN KITCHEN
On the menu Bianca Nunez said Juanita’s Mexican Kitchen menu consists of Tex-Mex and authentic Mexican recipes passed down from her grandmother. The restaurant’s head chef, Antonio Mata, came on board 21 years ago and has mastered the Nunez recipes while creating his own. Popular dishes from the family include mole enchiladas and enchiladas poblanas, which are both made with homemade tortillas and sauces.
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