The long-vacant San Diego Cantina restaurant space is preparing for its next chapter. Memphis diners have spent the past 8 years wondering about the building’s fate and now, at last, the future of the building has presented itself; El Agave, a Mississippi-based concept will be taking over, and will hopefully be opening this spring, reports Daily Memphian.
The restaurant will be bringing Mexican cuisine to its new 5007 Black Road home. While El Agave does not have a precise opening date set yet, co-owner Rafael Angel states that he is hopeful that the eatery will be open by Cinco de Mayo. The concept currently has a certificate of occupancy under review with the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development, which bodes well for margaritas in May.
Locals are certain to be delighted to see food and fun returning to the building-it’s been vacant since Mi Pueblo closed in 2017. Initially, Angel intended to renovate Mi Pueblo but eventually pivoted to bringing El Agave into the space…