Old San Juan Latin Cuisine and Rum Bar is opening at 5 p.m. Thursday in downtown Lancaster.

The restaurant in the Hager Mall at 25 W. King St. shares a kitchen with Lancaster Cigar, offering a menu of Latin entrees in a smoke-free environment.

Daniel Falcon, who opened Lancaster Cigar in September 2014, said he opened the new restaurant because he wanted something for people who don’t want to be around cigars.

The restaurant will initially feature Puerto Rican dishes, but Falcon said he expects to change it frequently, adding dishes from other Latin American countries.

The one-page menu will include appetizers, entrees and desserts, with rice/bean dishes as well as roasted pork, chicken stew and seafood salad. There also will be a Cuban sandwich.

Entree prices range from $8 to $20 and the restaurant offers takeout.

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While the restaurant offers a full bar, it features more than 50 different varieties of rum, including ones from Puerto Rico.

Doing much of the construction work himself, Falcon worked since October to create the restaurant which is meant to resemble an outdoor courtyard, including tiling that matches two large pictures of an Old San Juan street scene built into wall arches.

The restaurant has room for 60 customers, including seats for eight at a bar.

With the opening of the new restaurant, Falcon has added around 10 employees, giving him around 15 at his two locations.

Old San Juan Latin Cuisine and Rum Bar is in a space formerly occupied by Arabesque Dance and Fitness Wear.