Zocalo opens, softly, on Friday
Zocalo Mexican Cuisine & Tequileria, the restaurant that was initially planned to be a partnership between the creators of the popular suburban restaurant Frida’s Contemporary Mexican Cuisine and Chris Ridler of midtown’s Sol Cantina (until there was a falling out between the partners), is opening tomorrow night.
“It’s a soft opening,” says the restaurant’s publicist Will Gregory. “The restaurant will be open for dinner only until Monday, October 10, when it will serve both lunch and dinner.”
The menu — reportedly created with culinary assistance from Port Fonda food truck chef Patrick Ryan — will feature a more sophisticated menu of Mexican and Spanish dishes than the offerings served at Sol Cantina.
