Fiesta Mexicana, serving genuine Mexican meals and pleasant smiles for almost 30 years, was just lately voted Crimson Wing Space Restaurant of the 12 months.
“It feels nice to win this,” stated proprietor Tranquilino Fuentes. “We’ve been very fortunate to be within the Crimson Wing group. We wish to thank the Crimson Wing group and everybody who voted for us to be Restaurant of the 12 months. We thanks and we’re very blissful and we’ll see you. [in the restaurant] quickly.”
Fuentes opened Fiesta Mexicana with Jorge Solís in 1995 after transferring up the ladder.
After the 2 left Mexico and moved to Washington, Fuentes started his time within the restaurant trade as a dishwasher. He made his strategy to the kitchen, the place he discovered to cook dinner and ultimately grew to become a chef.
Nonetheless, he stated his dream was all the time to open his personal restaurant.
Fuentes and Solís determined that Crimson Wing can be the right place to open Fiesta Mexicana, since there weren't many different Mexican eating places within the surrounding space and so they favored the small-town ambiance.
“From day one, we had been blissful to be right here,” Fuentes stated, including that he by no means would have imagined the restaurant can be so successful. “We're shocked to study that folks actually like us, and I believe we've been very lucky to be right here on this group.”
Now that Solis is retired, Fuentes runs Fiesta Mexicana with the assistance of a pleasant and devoted employees, together with his spouse, niece and nephews. The household attracts on its cultural roots to supply genuine Mexican delicacies.
The restaurant has a big selection of choices, together with beef, rooster, pork, seafood and vegetarian major dishes. It additionally provides lunch specials, youngsters's menu and dessert. In response to Fuentes and dozens of on-line critiques, the restaurant's hottest meals merchandise is its fajitas, which come out recent, flavorful and scorching.
As for drinks, diners can pair their genuine Mexican delicacies with certainly one of Fiesta Mexicana's signature margaritas. The restaurant just lately launched margarita flights, which Fuentes stated have been an enormous hit.
In addition to the meals and margaritas, some individuals come to Fiesta Mexicana simply to get a particular birthday deal with.
“Individuals actually prefer it. We put a hat on them, we give them some ice cream and we sing in Spanish and English, so individuals actually get pleasure from it, after which we take their picture,” Fuentes stated. “We’ve a shopper who comes yearly to see the picture. He has all the pictures from when he was one yr outdated till he was 19 or 20 years outdated.”
He added that it's seemingly easy buyer interactions like this that actually outline the kind of service individuals obtain at Fiesta Mexicana. The truth is, he stated he believes that kind of service is the rationale individuals voted for Fiesta Mexicana as Restaurant of the 12 months.
“Profitable this nomination for restaurant of the yr means rather a lot to us. Thanks,” learn a put up on Fiesta Mexicana’s Fb web page.
“With out you, there isn’t a us. Fiesta Mexicana wouldn’t be the place it’s right this moment with out prospects such as you, thanks for being a part of our historical past throughout these 29 years of service. Your assist of our enterprise encourages us to serve you higher. We worth you as a buyer and think about ourselves fortunate to have been chosen by you.”
Fiesta Mexicana's Crimson Wing restaurant is positioned at 2918 N. Service Drive. To view the menu or order on-line, go to fiestamexicanaredwing.comand make sure you comply with @FiestaMexicanaRedWing On Fb.