ALAMEDA — A new restaurant offering a fresh twist on Mexican food by the owners of Scolari’s Good Eats opened its doors on Dec. 28.

Specializing in tacos, Black Bull Tacos y Cerveza on Park Street hopes to put a new spin on some traditional favorites.

“We wanted to try and go with something that was a different concept for Alameda,” co-founder Andie Bortner said.

Chef Michael Boyd said he and his co-founders had starting renting the property at Park Street about eight months ago with the intention of it being a seafood restaurant. However, Boyd said the space would have needed to meet extra requirements, so he and his owners rethought the idea.

“Whenever we do family meals or shift meals (for restaurant employees), most of the time it’s tacos or Mexican-inspired,” he said. “It’s also stuff that we’ve had on the Scolari’s menu at some points, and when everything else failed to come about for this location, we said, ‘Why not do tacos?’”

Boyd added that he hopes the tacos offer something a little different from what’s already in the area.

“The bulk of our menu is street tacos, and it’s a little bit different from what the other taquerias in Alameda are doing,” he said.

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“We’re using high-end ingredients, organic corn tortillas. We give the option of lettuce cups in place of the tortillas, all the meat that we are using are naturally raised, no hormones, no antibiotics, and we’re just doing a Scolari’s spin on Mexican food and Latin food.”

Aside from lettuce wrap tacos, other specialties include marinated duck heart tacos, braised lamb cheek tacos and a fried avocado taco.

Currently, the restaurant is only open for dinner from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Boyd said they’re hoping to add a lunch service within the month.

“The feedback’s been great so far, it’s been packed every night,” Boyd said. “It’s great, I have a good feeling about it.”

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FYI

What: Black Bull Tacos y Cerveza

Where: 1635 Park St. Alameda

When: 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays

Information: 510-263-8670

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