Add another closing to the list.
An “06880” reader reports that there are “no tables, chairs, booths or counters.” Repeated phone calls to the Post Road West restaurant yields only busy signals.
Sounds like a wrap.
Actually, it’s now closed.
And — though this is a Norwalk closing — it’s worth noting: The Garden Cinema‘s last picture show was last night.
First there were dos.
Soon there will be cero.
Chipotle — the design-your-own burritos, tacos and bowls place in Compo Acres Shopping Center — will close next week.
An employee confirmed the news. The manager was not available for comment.
Chipotle follows Qdoba out of town. The similar fast-casual Mexican spot at the entrance to Playhouse Square closed in June.
Don’t worry. There are still over 2,400 Chipotles around the globe. And nearly 800 Qdobas.
Don’t want to travel far for Mexican fare?
Right here in Westport you’ve got your choice of Bartaco, Rio Bravo, Señor Salsa, Border Grille and Cuatro Hermanos.
And — of course — the granddaddy of them all: Viva Zapata.
It’s been around, I think, since Emiliano Zapata himself led the Mexican Revolution.
Posted in Restaurants
Tagged Bartaco, Border Grille, Chipotle, Cuatros Hermanos, Qdoba, Rio Bravo restaurant, Senor Salsa, Viva Zapata
Donald Trump may not like it.
But the Mexicans are coming. Or at least, their restaurants are.
We’ve already got Viva Zapata, Villa del Sol, Border Grill, Bartaco, Cuatro Hermanos, Qdoba, Chipotle and Señor Salsa.
Opening soon:
Rio Bravo (“tacos and tequila”) is located near Pier 1 Imports — right next to the old V restaurant. Which is near Bravo Pizzeria and Wine Bar.
I assumed the popular Italian eatery was branching out into Mexican. Just to be sure, I called Bravo.
¡No!
“It’s a very strange coincidence,” said a Bravo (Italia) spokesperson.
Meanwhile, the Saugatuck rumor mill has yet another Mexican restaurant headed to the former post office, near the westbound train tracks.
Hey: If The Donald decides to campaign here, at least we’ll know where not to take him for dinner.
Posted in Local business, Restaurants
Tagged Bravo Pizzeria, Chipotle, Donald Trump, Qdoba, Rio Bravo restaurant, Senor Salsa, Villa del Sol, Viva Zapata
Last winter, word on the calle was that 2 popular Mexican restaurants were coming to town.
Qdoba came. Chipotle did not.
But when no one was looking, Señor Salsa snuck up on us.
The Westport outpost of the Fairfield-based Mexican grill just opened on Post Road West, at the corner of Sylvan Road South.
For years, that was the site of Connolly’s. During its long vacancy, there were rumors that Señor Salsa was coming in. Finally — long after everyone forgot — it’s happened.
The menu features burritos, tacos, fajitas, tamales, quesadillas and more. It seems on the Qdoba end of the scale — perhaps Cuatros Hermanos — rather than Bartaco or Villa del Sol, both of which are quite different from each other.
And then there’s Viva’s, which has been here since (it seems) Emiliano Zapata himself was alive.
But Westport’s restaurant scene is a big tent.
¡Bienvenidos, Señor Salsa!
(Photos by — and a hat tip to — alert and hungry “06880” reader Lisa Shufro.)
Posted in Restaurants
Tagged Bartaco, Cuatros Hermanos, Qdoba, Senor Salsa, Villa del Sol, Viva Zapata's
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