Responding to customer demand for a second store in another part of town, Pepe’s Hacienda & Restaurant has expanded to Arlington.
On June 13, the establishment opened at 9239 Merrill Road. Its original store and restaurant remain at 3615 Dupont Ave., Suite 900, in San Jose.
Pepe’s Hacienda is a full-size restaurant as well as a grocery store specializing in products from Latin America. The first store and restaurant opened in 2018.
The Lopez family owns and operates the businesses. Gregory Trejo, a son-in-law of the Lopezes, manages the new store. It has about 20 employees. Many of them are relatives…