Nicolas Quintana knows the restaurant industry, and he knows Mexican food. The Mexico native has been working in restaurants for the last 15 years since coming the United States, and now he, his nephew, and his longtime friend are bringing all of that experience to
Mi Compadre, a new Mexican restaurant on Packard that promises only the freshest and most authentic of Mexican foods.
"This is not Taco Bell. This is not Chi-Chi's," says Quintana. "We want people to know what real Mexican food is."
Among those authentic options will be such dishes as tlayudas, a pizza-like entree with a tortilla crust. All of their dishes will also focus on fresh ingredients and will be made from scratch to order.
Mi Compadre has been in the works for about a year as Quintana and his partners have renovated about 90 percent of the former Ann Arbor Subs space. Updates have included everything from plumbing to new seating. Tables for 48 diners have been installed in the new restaurant. After all that hard work, Mi Compadre finally opened for business last week.
"Eveyrthing has been very good so far," Quintana says. "We had people who come and say they like it because everything is made to order."
In addition to the owners, Mi Compadre employs a staff of four.
Source: Nicolas Quintana, Mi Compadre
Writer: Natalie Burg
Enjoy this story?
Sign up for free solutions-based reporting in your inbox each week.