Alejandro's Mexican Grill closing Radford location but opening in Salem
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Radford is losing the Alejandro's Mexican Grill located inside the Best Western on Tyler Avenue. But a new Alejandro's will open in Salem, in the West Main Street space that formerly housed Burger Bistro and Five Guys Burgers and Fries.
Moses Nucamendi, who owns Alejandro's with his wife, two brothers and chef Eddie Madera, said business at the Radford restaurant was slow, perhaps because the location was "awkward." The Radford restaurant's last day is Aug. 4.
Nucamendi said they're sprucing up the interior of the Salem space, but no major renovations were necessary. If everything goes as planned, they hope to open by Aug. 19, he said. The Salem restaurant will have the same menu as the other Alejandro's locations, along with a salsa bar.
The first Alejandro's opened on Campbell Avenue in downtown Roanoke in 2007. Since then, locations have opened in Hollins, Christiansburg and Radford.
1. 41-vehicle wreck ties up traffic Sunday on I-81 in Rockbridge County
2. Virginia Tech football roster has holes on picture day
3. Medicare penalties hit hospitals in Roanoke, New River Valleys
4. Microfestivus beer event gets downtown Roanoke hopping
5. McFarling: 2 little numbers are a big hurdle for Virginia Tech football
6. Arrest made in case of missing Nelson County teen
7. DAN CASEY: Copter cost still stirring up dust
8. Virginia attorney general's office grows under Ken Cuccinelli
9. Roanoke farmers markets making local foods more accessible
10. Man's drowning is 5th in Lynchburg area
THE ROANOKE TIMES
