If they do that well have a vibrant downtown.. The flavors perfect, he said. Now were living proof it works.. Rhoades said hes traveled to Mexico quite a bit and El Pedregal was the real deal. We wanted to have something near our other store, not too far away and we thought Circleville was a great option, he said. Some places only carry Mexican things and the kids might not want to eat. Last year, it slowed down at the other location and some customers told me about the Pumpkin Show, Torres said of the Lithopolis location. I want to make sure people have options. Without it you cant have one. Torres, 27, has been working in restaurants since he was 14-years-old. If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. Always forget to put an item ordered in, Hotels near Pickaway County Visitors Bureau, American Restaurants for Families in Circleville, American Restaurants for Lunch in Circleville, Restaurants near Holiday Inn Express & Suites Circleville, an IHG Hotel, Restaurants near Hampton Inn by Hilton Circleville. He was born in Atlanta and then aa a 4-years-old moved to Mexico before moving back to the states about the time he started working. We wanted to give it a try and its been a great restaurant since weve opened up.. Getting the entertainment district was vital because we didnt have any liquor licenses and getting one is crucial to having a restaurant downtown. A lot of kids went to Ohio State, but I wasnt sure, he said. Were still working on things and once were ready, well then begin to promote the business and have an official opening.. Were looking into fusing pumpkin into some things to fit in with the themes., email scollins@circlevilleherald.com follow on twitter. I think people say this job is hard, and I can make it hard, but you treat everyone with respect and nothing should be hard. Efrain E Torres, restaurant manager, said they were looking to have a second location outside the original in Lithopolis. Were always improving, taking feedback from the customers, and do the best we can.

I love what I do and Im happy, he said. Im probably going to pull some employees from the other location since its the same menu and same way of doing it. If parents have kids and they want to eat. Create a password that only you will remember. Torres said they havent had a big opening event, but that hasnt stopped people from checking out the restaurant. Its going to be a good week. Would you like to receive our daily news? Downtown Circleville is really nice. He challenged other property owners to do the same., I wanted to have things that would bring people constantly downtown Instead of having all of your loan places and pawn shops and tattoo parlors which arent good for the city, he said. This is the restaurants second location. Torres said he wasnt sure that he wanted to go to school after graduating from college and that hes loved working in the food industry and wanted to do it since he was a child. Looking to expand your search outside of Circleville? I feel like its a combination because we can have wings, mac and cheese and Mexican food, he said. The restaurant makes fresh authentic food that has a Tex-Mex theme, something of which E said hes proud. U.S. 23 single vehicle crash leaves one dead, another in critical condition, Letter: Charter most conducive to quality growth, Property damage from storm reported Sunday afternoon, Circleville City Council, mayor, citizens, all speak on charter, West Main Street to close next week for five days. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. Workers renovated parts of the building in preparation including installing the patio that allows for outdoor seating. Sometimes when you do something really big youre not 100 percent ready yet. When you have people out there it makes it look busy and nobody goes to a place that doesnt look busy, he said. The Circleville El Pedregal restaurant on West Main Street in downtown opened a few weeks ago and has stayed busy since, the owner said. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. If I made it, I made it. We try to do the best that we can. Richard Rhoades, the property owner, said he approached El Pedregal after the city approved the downtown entertainment district and had a couple of restaurants fall through including an Italian restaurant and an Irish pub. Photos by/NANCY RADCLIFF/CIRCLEVILLE HERALD. Hes even gotten a plan. I was trying to do something simple, nothing crazy or big because I dont care about money I care about having a good reputation, he said. Raul, a server at El Pedregal, serves Cortney Crompton, left, and Autumn Cotton and their friends Terry Kuhler and Monica Lemaster during lunch on Friday.The restaurant is located on the south side of West Main Street across the alley from Lindsey Bake Shop. Rhoades said he wanted a tenant with the vision and waited three years to find one. We won't share it with anyone else. Map updates are paused. With the building El Pedregal occupies, he was looking for a mainstay that could help anchor other shops and attract people downtown. I felt like I should go to college and I signed up for classes but after graduation I worked over the summer full time and I thought, you know schools not for me. CIRCLEVILLE The Owner of El Pedregal Mexican Restaurant and the building owner are challenging the Circleville community to re-create what theyve done downtown. The more people that show up the better because people know its good., Rhoades said filling the empty buildings should be a priority but only with the right things. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States. We are ready for it here. I want the city to thrive, do better, have buildings cleaned up and for there to be people on the sidewalks.. If we have no customers then we have no business.. Torres said hes looking forward to the Pumpkin Show and the challenges that it brings. I wanted to keep doing what I was doing and see what happens. Weve got things that are 100 percent Mexican..

An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. This is as close as you come to the food down there here in the states.. Once we got the entertainment district, they came to town, Rhoades said referring to El Pedregal. I think in the next few years well see some of the downtown revitalize itself and the other property owners do what I did and fix up their buildings and put a good tenant in. Invalid password or account does not exist. Torres said they renovated parts of the building, including creating a patio with outdoor seating. Rhoades said he made the suggestion to have the patio. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. We have suggestions. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. If I dont, its OK.. more. You have permission to edit this article.

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