Owners Of Burned-Down Nuevo Leon Open New Restaurant Nearby

By Rachel Cromidas in Food on Jan 12, 2016 9:39PM



Nuevo Leon. via Gregory Wass

Just weeks after an extra-alarm fire effectively destroyed Nuevo Leon, a popular, decades-old Pilsen restaurant, the owners have opened a new restaurant nearby.

Cantón Regio opened at 1510 W. 18th St. right across the street from Nuevo Leon's building, on Friday, according to Eater. Cantón's menu is a different concept from Nuevo Leon, the owners said in a Facebook post. A picture of the menu says that only people who know the history and tradition of Mexican cuisine will be able to fully appreciate Cantón Regio.

The menu features brochetas, a.k.a. skewers, a number of chicken and steak dishes, and a house special called Machacado con huevo, which refers to a dish typically made with beef and scrambled eggs.

As Eater points out, the GoFundMe campaign to raise money in the wake of Nuevo Leon's destruction has been taken down. The restaurant had insurance, its owners told reporters last month, but they were raising money to make sure their employees would not suffer from being unexpectedly out of work.