Coyoacán Will Bring the Foods and Flavors of Mexico City to Shaker Square
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Coyoacán Will Bring the Foods and Flavors of Mexico City to Shaker Square
Cleveland SCENE, Doug Trattner
Reynaldo Galindo’s mother, Maria de la Luz Galindo, opened Cleveland’s first Mexican restaurant back in 1981. That restaurant, Luchita’s, was a staple on the west side for 40 years. For 20 years, the family also operated a Luchita’s restaurant at Shaker Square. And soon, the family will return to the Square with Coyoacán (13133 Shaker Sq.).
“We love this area,” says Galindo, who served as executive chef at both restaurants. “When we had Luchita’s, it worked great for us.”
Galindo is partnering with Jorge Sierra and Elisa Maria Galindo on the project.
Presently taking shape in the former Balaton space, Coyoacán will offer guests two different experiences in the same property. In the first room, diners will see the now-familiar fast-casual set up, where tacos, burritos, tortas, empanadas and bowls will be prepared to order from a hot and cold line.
The second room will be home to a bar and microbrewery – Ohio’s first Mexican-owned microbrewery, according to Galindo. The owners have partnered with Compass Rose Brewery in Raleigh, North Carolina to produce Mexican-style lagers both onsite and down south.
A separate menu and full service await diners in the barroom. There, the foods of Coyoacán – a historic neighborhood near Mexico City – will be featured on an ever-changing basis.
