A Tucson Sonoran hot dog landmark closing to move next door

The original El Güero Canelo restaurant on South 12th Avenue where Daniel Contreras introduced Tucson to Sonoran hot dogs from a small cart in 1993 is closing on July 7.

But the closing will be short-lived.

Contreras will reopen the restaurant in late July in a new, much larger building next door that has been under construction for two years, said his son and marketing chief Gregorio Contreras…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS