Los Cabos to open in former Cantina Laredo on South National

The south Springfield building that used to be Springfield Pasta Co. and Cantina Laredo will soon become Los Cabos Mexican Grill and Cantina.

Signage announcing that the restaurant would be coming soon to 4109 S. National Ave., along with evidence of construction work, was visible on the former Cantina Laredo in the first week of June.

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Documents organizing Los Cabos Springfield LLC were filed with the Missouri Secretary of State's office on March 29, listing Webb City consultant Tom Franz as registered agent and Oklahoma City-based Jeb Blacketer as organizer.

The News-Leader reached out to Blacketer Monday and Tuesday but has not yet heard back.

Blacketer is tied to 6 B's Restaurant Management Group, which already has three locations in metro Tulsa and one near Kansas City.

According to the Los Cabos restaurant website, the Blacketer family opened the first Los Cabos in 2005 with a view toward offering a "resort feeling of Los Cabos, Mexico" in Tulsa by creating a "casual upscale Mexican concept that included exceptional food."

The website states, "the menu includes Carnitas (slow roasted pork), Blackened Tilapia, Chicken and Steak Fajitas, complemented by our tantalizing fresh roasted salsa, not to mention our traditional cheese enchiladas."

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The Springfield Business Journal reported Tuesday that the building's design will feature a lot of pink and turquoise and that it is expected to be open around Aug. 1.

Los Cabos will join another new concept slated to open later this summer at a location just a parking lot away. Whiskey Tango is a high-end drinks and appetizers lounge that replaces Parlor 88, open since 2007.

Cantina Laredo's Springfield location opened in 2013 and closed recently. It remains open at its Branson Landing location, as well as at a location in the affluent St. Louis suburb of Clayton.

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