The homegrown Aqui Cal-Mex chain has expanded for the first time in more than eight years.
The newly opened South Bay restaurant serves the Communications Hill area of San Jose. It’s located at Waterford Plaza on West Capitol Expressway, halfway between Highway 87 and Snell Avenue.
This location features 90 seats indoors (mainly booths, plus a communal high-top table), 100 outside, and a Swirl Counter where customers can order Aqui’s expanding menu of Industrial Strength Swirls, fruity cocktails swirled with the restaurant’s signature margarita.
Aqui last opened a restaurant back in 2010. That was the Cupertino one, the company’s fourth after two San Jose eateries and one in Campbell.
Founded in 1994 in Willow Glen by entrepreneur David O’Mara and executive chef Rob Francis, Aqui Cal-Mex specializes in organic, affordable fare. For example, a weekly special, on from now through March 5, is Sea Bass Veracruzano, made with sustainable barramundi that’s served with shrimp-mango ceviche, roasted corn brown rice, blue corn tostaditas, pasilla chile sauce, chipotle dressing and a cotija-crushed red chile garnish, for $13.49. Sustainable tilapia has also joined the menu, in both entree and burrito variations.
The restaurant was also one of the first in the valley to embrace the fast-casual counter-service model.
According to the website, the company is also interested in future locations in Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Santa Clara, San Jose’s Eastridge Mall area, Santa Cruz and Sacramento.Details: The new location, 503 W. Capitol Expressway, serves from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, until 9:30 p.m. on Friday-Saturday. The Swirl Counter stays open a half-hour later. 669-246-7350; www.aquicalmex.com.
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