As reported by The Wichita Eagle, Puerto Vallarta Mexican Restaurant has a new home on Wichita’s N. Tyler corridor, trading its longtime address for a bigger building just down the road. Owner Pedro Guevara moved the restaurant from 608 N. Tyler to 756 N. Tyler, less than half a mile away, and celebrated a grand reopening at the new spot on Thursday.
Guevara told The Wichita Eagle he made the move because he had outgrown his old space and had been dealing with persistent air-conditioning trouble in the original building. He had operated Puerto Vallarta at 608 N. Tyler for nearly eight years before deciding it was time for something larger.
Before opening Puerto Vallarta, Guevara worked as a chef at Wichita restaurants including YaYa’s Eurobistro and Jerseys Grill and Bar. His move therefore builds on years of kitchen experience in the city, as well as the customer base he developed at Puerto Vallarta’s original location. The larger space gives that established restaurant room to expand its service and menu rather than start over in a new market…