Ribbon cutting set for new Mexican Restaurant; Las Guacamayas
Published 10:45 am Monday, June 15, 2020
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UNICOI – The Town of Unicoi will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for its newest business citizen, Las Guacamayas Mexican Restaurant, Friday, June 19, at 11 a.m. at 3615 Unicoi Drive.
“We’re pleased to welcome Las Guacamayas to Unicoi,” said Mayor Johnny Lynch. “And we encourage everyone to join us for the ribbon cutting and come together to support a local entrepreneur.”
Owners Sandra Espinoza-Marquez and Jose Angel Marquez recently relocated their business from Erwin to Unicoi and brought new life into the former Unicoi Grill location. With more than 13 years in the restaurant industry, they are focused on serving traditional Mexican cuisine and are excited to have many family-members working within the business.
“We are open and welcome the community to come share and enjoy our food,” said owner Sandra Espinoza Marquez.
Las Guacamayas officially opened June 9 and while the menu is diverse, some of its most popular dishes include the burrito guacamaya, Mexican tacos, gorditas, micheladas and non-alcoholic margaritas and pina coladas. One entre that can only be found exclusively at Las Guacamayas is the “Las Guacamayas Plate,” which includes pork, asada, chicken and cactus served with rice, beans, grilled jalapeno cambray onions and tortillas, as well as a special salsa that can be ordered as either spicy or mild.
Business hours for Las Guacamayas will be Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Visit them on Facebook to learn more.
Visit UnicoiTN.net for more information regarding the ribbon cutting ceremony, or call Patricia Bennett at 423-735-0517.
