FinanceBrazil player sells onshore fields to focus on ‘higher priority assets’Brava Energia divests 13 onshore concessions in the Potiguar basin for $15 million Tanque Verde - photo courtesy of Google earth the restaurant received exclusively good ratings before the Nov What the inspector saw: The inspector observed three priority violations on Nov earning the restaurant a needs improvement rating Those violations were inadequate cooling of food a walk-in refrigerator failing to keep foods at established temperatures and insufficient consumer advisories for undercooked foods Follow-up: The walk-in refrigerator issue had not been resolved by the Nov Response: The Star was unable to contact a manager at either of two numbers listed for the restaurant and a Facebook message also received no response Contact: mwoodhouse@tucson.com or 573-4235 Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community One location failed another inspection less than three months ago Three have passed follow-up inspect… One was dinged after an employee ate off of customer's plate Seven restaurants failed January inspections by the Pima County Health Department Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device [rev_slider alias=”poco-moms-final”][/rev_slider] it’s easy to find a delicious restaurant wherever you may be; this is Tucson Poco & Mom’s Cantina is here to provide distinct flavors of ‘the land of enchantment.’ general manager at Poco & Mom’s Cantina is often asked what the difference between Sonoran Mexican and New Mexican food is “New Mexican food is much more spicy,” he said Meabon recently took over the general manager position at Poco & Mom’s Cantina which opened five years ago at the corner of Tanque Verde and Sabino Canyon Road Meabon has known and worked with the owner Lori Sisemore since they met at Robert’s Cafe almost twenty years ago Sisemore went on to open the original Poco & Mom’s in 1999 which continues to serve breakfast and lunch at its cozy 22nd and Kolb location Sisemore wanted a location where she could also serve dinner and alcohol Poco & Mom’s Cantina looks like it belongs in the center of a New Mexican town and wooden beams are nostalgic callbacks to a quainter kind of architecture The interior is warm and inviting and feels like you’ve left Tucson behind “People have followed us from the original location here,” Meabon said “Really good people who love the food and the atmosphere.” Customers are certainly passionate about the food; when Meabon was asked about the most popular dish several tables immediately chimed in to declare the Chile Rellenos as the winner This breaded and fried chile comes smothered in the diner’s choice of red or sour cream green chile sauce — all signature New Mexican sauces Sisemore’s recipes are authentic and traditional taught to her during her time in New Mexico a popular dish is the Best of New Mexico Combination Plate piled high with one green chile chicken enchilada and one red chile shredded beef taco — all alongside rice and beans The Silver City Breakfast includes hash browns and grilled onions topped with Hatch green chile sauce The Santa Fe Breakfast features another New Mexican staple — blue corn tortillas — and is topped with red or green chile sauce Poco & Mom’s Cantina has a full bar and their inventive cocktail program features the beloved Hatch green chile in several drinks including a margarita and Bloody Maria that have green chile-infused tequila And if that’s not enough green chile to satisfy you the Hatch Green Chile Sauce is available to purchase by the jar The chiles are roasted before they’re blended into the spicy and savory sauce that sets New Mexican cuisine apart “This place is all about the Hatch chiles,” Meabon said The Poco & Mom’s Diner (original) For more information, visit pocoandmoms.com Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab) Leave empty if the image is purely decorative Bnamericas Published: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 Financing Potable water 43,000+ global companies doing business in the region 102,000+ key contacts related to companies and projects news and interviews about your industry in English New Mexico diner Poco & Mom’s quietly closed its location at 1060 S Most of the employees will transfer to Poco & Mom’s Cantina at 7000 E. Tanque Verde Rd., their website said Although the original Poco & Mom’s is now gone “Poco & Moms had a good run and was one of our favorite places and we are excited to have the opportunity to carry on that tradition of serving homegrown food at this location,” said Kenny King who will run Sonoran Brunch Company with his family King was previously the general manager and executive chef at Fini’s Landing “Right now we are shooting for August 1 but that could get pushed back slightly,” King said and owner-chef of the now-closed food truck Tran’s Fats Although he is best known locally for his work for Tucson Foodie his work has also appeared in publications such as Bon Appétit he enjoys culinary experiences ranging from seasonal omakase to sloppily devouring green chili patty melts in his car afterhours and leftover fried chicken illuminated by the fridge light His favorite drinks include morning micheladas visit his Instagram @jackie_tran_ or jackietran.com sold the flagship restaurant to focus on the Tanque Verde Road location General Manager Mark Meabon said owner Lori Sisemore had been toying with the idea of selling the Kolb location for nearly a year so she could focus on the Tanque Verde Road restaurant that she opened in 2014 Meabon said she sold the business early this month and the new owners plan to open a Sonoran brunch restaurant in the space Sisemore announced the closure on the restaurant’s website: “After being open for 20 years and with much consideration we have decided to close this location Most of the employees are transferring to Poco and Mom’s Cantina We want to thank you for your support through the years and hope you visit us at Poco and Mom’s Cantina on East Tanque Verde Road.” opened the original New Mexico-inspired Poco and Mom’s in 1999 Poco and Mom’s on Kolb is the third Tucson restaurant to close in recent weeks as restaurateurs brace for the traditional summer slowdown MiAn Sushi & Modern Asian Cuisine at 88 E midtown burger and fish joint Besties at 14 W with a menu of steamed burgers and fried fish the steamed burger and fish joint that took over for Mother Hubbard’s diner in late 2017 owner Kade Mislinski hinted at plans to find a new location on North Fourth Avenue and reopen sometime in the fall he said that for now he likely will open Besties as a pop-up concept on the back patio of Cafe Passe at 415 N where he is lead cook and kitchen manager for owner Jenny Rice Read more here The mariscos restaurant Casa Valencia went into the old Yoshimatsu building at 2741 N Casa Valencia closed its Campbell location which was the second location for the seafood bistro Casa Valencia officials could not be reached for comment when contacted on April 2 The restaurant made no announcement of the closure on its social media Prep & Pastry plans to move into the space which is much larger than the breakfast eatery's current location Read more here Club 21 Mexican Restaurant & Cantina Mexican food was operated by the same family from the time it opened in 1946 to its closing this week Oracle Road began as a ramshackle building that has since been renovated one of Tucson’s oldest family-owned businesses owner Taft “Skip” Jacob said his family “had the privilege of serving generations of Tucson families from our same location here on North Oracle Road” for 73 years reunions and even choir practice; made us a part of so many lives,” he wrote “Thank you for letting us share in all of those special moments with you.” Read more here Three years after it opened an outpost in Tucson Corner Bakery Cafe closed its doors in November Employees at that restaurant had no information on the closing and Corner Bakery officials could not be reached Corner Bakery opened in Tucson in summer 2016 right next door to another national cafe chain Kneaders Bakery & Cafe That restaurant is still open and Kneaders also has a location in Oro Valley The Cushing Street building was originally a house built in the 1860s a tailor’s business and in 1972 a restaurant a popular eatery on Ninth Street near Fourth Avenue Cushing Street Bar & Restaurant temporarily closed for renovations in 2018 but announced their permanent closure in 2019 Cushing Street Bar was born in 1972 when Betsy Rollings’ parents Betsy Rollings ran the decades-old restaurant from 2002 until it recently closed The Coronet said it would continue serving at its Ninth Street location through June 2 and will “reopen at Cushing after the monsoon.” Read more here Nearly four years after Tucson's quintessential downtown dive bar the District Tavern shuttered The reincarnation included food, according to a Facebook post announcing the 2018 grand opening The new digs were several miles from the District's original home at 260 E is one of the 10 best comfort dishes in town The Fix closed after nearly seven years in business in the University of Arizona area The Fix was known for its mac and cheese concoctions — pizza Owners Mike and Sandy Lanz cited several reasons for the closure including construction of a hotel near the restaurant the increase in minimum wage and retirement Read more here After nearly four years on Tucson’s far east side the sister of the popular Oro Valley restaurant Harvest owners Reza and Lisa Shapouri blamed the closing on a disagreement with their landlord over terms of renewing their lease Reza Shapouri said the lease terms were “just unacceptable There is no responsible way for me to sign that lease.” whose flagship Harvest Restaurant in Oro Valley is one of the most popular restaurants on the northwest side will open a wood-fired pizza restaurant sometime this summer in the Oro Valley Marketplace Read more here The Hoki Poki had a notice on the door stating that the property had been repossessed by the landlord Restaurant owner Bin An says the lease is being renegotiated a restaurant owned by Tucson restaurateur Bin An shuttered Grant Road closed June 27 after being repossessed by the landlord A document dated June 27 and posted on the Grant Road restaurant’s window stated that the doors were locked after the tenant failed to meet the lease agreement The Phoenix-based leasing agent representing the landlord could not be reached for additional information and it’s unclear what part of the lease agreement was not met An said he was negotiating with the landlord to reopen the restaurant and save jobs Read more here was one of the final parcels of land the city needed for its road-widening project Lerua’s was one of the last businesses to vacate the area where the city plans to widen Broadway to six lanes starting at Euclid Avenue to Country Club Road Moving a restaurant is not like moving an office,” Mike Hultquist said in December 2018 before the closure deal with the city was approved whose family had owned the restaurant for years said that the deal was a decadeslong process that began in 1987 But the offer fell far short of what he said he would need to relocate the restaurant that had been in his family since his mother stood on that corner since Tony Lerua opened it in 1922 Read more here Waiter Richard Latini takes an order from longtime diner Donna McGinnis as customers enjoy an afternoon lunch at Lotus Garden one of the oldest family-owned Chinese restaurants in Tucson The eatery is closing May 31 after 51 years the Wong family opened the doors of their East Speedway Chinese restaurant to three generations of Tucson diners The restaurant was one of Tucson’s oldest family-run Chinese restaurant the son of Lotus founders Dan and Lillian Wong “My mom is 87 so we thought it was time to close.” will take over the space when it moves its flagship restaurant from 5737 E The new location will double the restaurant’s capacity who owns Serial Grillers with his brother William Meanwhile the Millers are teaming up with Red Desert BBQ & Catering to open a barbecue concept at Serial’s original location Both restaurants are expected to open in October Read more here prepares a dish for a customer at the new MiAn Sushi and Modern Asian Cuisine restaurant located at 88 E Tucson's upscale Asian-fusion restaurant MiAn's quietly closed in the beginning of June but its owner said he plans to return in the fall with a new concept Bin An shuttered his MiAn Sushi & Modern Asian Cuisine on the ground floor of the nine-story Tucson Electric Power building The Asian-fusion restaurant that borrowed from Japanese Chinese and other Asian cuisines had been open just over two years Read more here Read more here 25 after serving the downtown area for 14 years Shot in the Dark Cafe closed in January after more than 14 years in business one of the restaurant’s 10 employee owners 1 that they had until the end of the month to leave the space despite renewing their lease in September 2018 who represents the trust that owns the building Lopez said the group renewed the lease in September and agreed to rent hikes that took their rate from $1,100 a month to $4,400 Keiser said the group of employees that owns and operates the restaurant has never really had a lease The decision to evict came following a visit in fall of 2018 soon after the cafe failed a Pima County health inspection the restaurant’s owners said they were being squeezed out as part of the gentrification of downtown that has forced several neighboring businesses to close Read more here A post shared by Three Wells Distilling Company (@threewellsdistilling) on Nov 1 Three Wells Distilling Company closed after five years in business "We are so humbled by the amazing support Tucson, and AZ has given us over the years," the company said in a Facebook posting announcing the closure and the awesome people we have gotten to know make the whole thing worth it!"  Contact reporter Cathalena E. Burch at cburch@tucson.com or 573-4642 Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly Kade Mislinski to focus on Fourth Avenue's Passe Fourth generation of family now running the 62-year-old restaurant Restaurant will specialize in Turkish and Mediterranean cuisines The Miller brothers will open Toro Loco Tacos Y Burros in July Popular vegetarian Mexican restaurant will offer limited menu Serial Grillers to move into East Speedway building The board game cafe will sport a library of nearly 1,000 games from all over the world We are a couple days passed the official monsoon start date but we shouldn't expect any rain for the time being First up: Iced melon soup with spicy gremolata — perfect for Tucson's summer A 24-year-old person was killed when struck by a train in Benson Monday morning One person was arrested after allegedly firing several gunshots during a dispute in an apartment in midtown Tucson One person was arrested after an apparent domestic-violence related shooting between a couple on Tucson's south side Monday Female brewers are making their mark in Tucson and beyond Businessman invested nearly $50,000 making repairs and bringing building up to code and health department standards Second restaurant near the UA expected to open in July That brings to three locations for popular South Tucson Mexican buffet Bacio and The Blind Pig taking up residence in spaces once occupied by Red's Smokehoue & Tap Room and The Fix mac-and-cheese eatery Restaurants are newest additions to development project that will include retail and lodging Get your day on the right foot with the duck confit hash at Prep & Pastry Take them to Prep & Pastry for mimosas and dossants Downtown may get the lion's share of attention when it comes to cuisine in Tucson The list of spots serving up morning eats east (and slightly west) of Wilmot Road is extensive East-side fans of Prep & Pastry's innovative menu choices were elated when owners of the popular North Campbell Avenue spot opened a second location on East Grant Road in 2016 The restaurant recently launched a new summer menu adding fresh dishes to an already creative menu We were huge fans of the cast iron duck confit Poco and Mom's offers New Mexican cuisine at its two locations That means plenty of dishes infused with Hatch chile heat and specialty plates We are partial to the Silver City Breakfast: Hash browns with grilled onions a flour tortilla and your choice of carne asada Poco & Mom's Diner on South Kolb Road is more of an intimate affair while its cantina on East Tanque Verde is bigger and open for dinner (in addition to breakfast and lunch) most days This no-frills establishment is the go-to place for residents in the Golf Links-Kolb area It celebrates 34 years in business on Thursday Stop in for a stack of cakes and a pleasant conversation with a friendly waitress Located at the Triple T Truck Stop off of Interstate 10 Omar's serves big breakfast dishes for customers with trucker-sized appetites Its website boasts that it is the "home of the deep dish apple pie," but fails to mention that it has been featured on the Food Network and the Travel Channel Baja Cafe's imaginitive cuisine offers an alternative to the more traditional Biscuits Country Cafe next door and Little Anthony's Diner Baja's Broadway location boasts a busy menu but its specialty is its expansive selection of eggs Benedict plates green chile and cheese enchiladas with New Mexican red chile sauce and adobo chicken order a plate of Baja's sinful snickerdoodle pancakes to satisfy your sweet tooth The latest location for this rapidly expanding Tucson chain can be found on North Wilmot Road Bisbee Breakfast Club sports a variety of meals including blue granola cakes (buttermilk pancakes with granola) and shrimp-filled Lunch is available all day if you find you are not a breakfast person For east-side residents, Millie's Pancake Haus has long been the place for a delicious Original owner Mildred Novak opened the restaurant in 1964 most recently acquiring a liquor license and adding a variety of beers and wines to the menu with a menu that includes Russian blintzes omelettes and stacks of pancakes (including potato pancakes) Become a #ThisIsTucson member! 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