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- Written by: Matt Wilson - Breese Journal Reporter
If everything goes as planned, Calle 3 Tacos + Margaritas Mexican restaurant in Breese is set to open on Monday, April 13. Photos by Matt Wilson Workers have spent the last seven months preparing to get the new Calle 3 Tacos + Margaritas restaurant in Breese open.
And if all goes as planned, the Mexican restaurant on Third Street in Breese will open on Monday, April 13.
Owner Rufino Jacinto said on Monday, April 6, the plan is to have a soft opening for family and people who helped get the store ready on Sunday, April 12, and to open the restaurant for the public on Monday, April 13.
"If everything goes as planned, we will hopefully open the business to the public on Monday," Jacinto said.
Jacinto said he is excited to get the restaurant open.
"We have been working for a long time to get this restaurant ready," Jacinto said. "We are ready to serve the community of Breese and all of Clinton County."
The restaurant name is based off of it being on Third Street and just translated that into Spanish. Calle is Spanish for street.
There will be mostly Mexican food served. There will be a few non-Mexican items such as chicken wings.
Jacinto has been in the restaurant business for around 30 years. Calle 3 Tacos + Margaritas will be a family-owned business, and Jacinto's family also own Mexican restaurants in Edwardsville, Collinsville, O'Fallon, Mount Vernon and Salem.
Some of the Clinton County clientele that come to the restaurants have requested that they open a restaurant in Clinton County.
"We think Breese is a very nice community and town and we want to bring our service to the town of Breese," Jacinto said.
There will be around 12 full-time employees at the restaurant.
Calle 3 Tacos + Margaritas will be open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., and on Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. They are going to do carry-out, and there will be delivery available through DoorDash and Grubhub.
Calle 3 Tacos + Margaritas is located at 514 N. Third Street at the former Margarita City Restaurant.
