Azteca D’Oro To Replace Cantina Laredo & Other News From The Shops At Wiregrass

We know a lot of people were saddened (while others were ecstatic) when they heard that Cantina Laredo in the Shops at Wiregrass had closed. But, the owners of the new Mexican restaurant that will replace it in the mall say that no one will miss their predecessor when they sample the delicious food (photo) from the new Azteca D’Oro.

Co-owners Victor and Armando Ramos say that there are seven family-owned Azteca D’Oro locations in Florida, with most near Orlando and the closest to us in Lakeland.

“Fresh, delicious Mexican food” is what Victor says they will bring to the Wiregrass Azteca (rendering below), which they hope to open by May or June of this year (barring any unforeseen permitting issues), after the partners spend about $2 million on renovations.

Meanwhile, The Shops’ specialty leasing manager Steve Domonkos says that Bosporous Mediterranean Restaurant will open in a corner breezeway space sometime in the fall, and Crazy Sushi also expects a fall opening in the two spaces where Teriyaki Madness and Creativity Unpinned had been located.

Domonkos also says that a new Volvo showroom (but not a full- service dealership) will open in the former KidZone space and that Signature Workspace is under construction in the former Forever 21 location.

SignatureWorkspace.com says its two-stories and 28,000-sq.ft. of space in The Shops will provide “remote and hybrid workers a workplace that fosters community and a better work-life balance without long commutes.” — GN

For anyone who hasn’t yet seen the signs changing on The Brunchery locations at 27606 S.R. 56 in Wesley Chapel and 17507 Preserve Walk Ln. (off BBD Blvd.) in New Tampa, the sign at the S.R. 56 restaurant at first was changed to Brunchin’ but now, all four of co-owner Al Marku’s breakfast & lunch eateries (the others are in Lithia & Riverview) are changing their names to EggTown. Here’s why:

“Sadly, the Judge made a decision to stop us from using the name Brunchin, which is very shocking to us, as the name is not owned by anyone, and the word Brunch is used by hundreds of restaurants around the world. This is very disappointing, but regardless of the name, we will keep going and growing. We know we aren’t in the business of selling a name, just great food and great service; however, we owe an explanation to our guests for any changes made.

In the meantime, our guests, our restaurants, our employees, our service, and our great food remain our priority. We love and enjoy what we do, and no one can take that away from us. Our growth comes from hard work, love, and dedication for what we do. Our new name will be EggTown, which we have owned for so long but have never put it in use as we had invested so much in our previous business name. A few days ago, we announced that we opened a new location in Riverview. We will just keep growing and despite the setbacks, we will never stop.”

All four EggTown locations are open 8 a.m.-2 p.m. every day. — GN

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