Maria Parra prepares chicken and steak tacos at Taqueria Jalisco at another location in this 2011 file photo.The corner spot in Miller Plaza that has been vacant since Bleacher Bums moved last year to a new location (and changed its name to J’s Deli) is getting a new tenant.
Taqueria Jalisco is set to open by the end of March or early April.
“It’s a great fit for that space,” said River City Co. communication specialist Amy Donahue.
Taqueria Jalisco — which translates as taco shop of Jalisco, a state in Mexico — has a location on Rossville Avenue in Chattanooga’s Southside area. The restaurant opened about two-and-a-half years ago, born out of the food truck venture Jorge Parra and his mother, Maria, used to operate at the Chattanooga Market.
Parra said he didn’t imagine when Taqueria Jalisco opened a brick-and-mortar location that it would someday need to open a secondary storefront because of demand.