Family-run NC Mexican restaurant chain plans Charlotte-area expansion with new location
CORRECTION: AN EARLIER VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE HAD A WRONG TITLE FOR EDGAR VARGAS, WHO IS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR MI PUEBLO MEXICAN GRILL.
A family-run North Carolina Mexican restaurant chain plans to open its first Lake Norman-area location on Brawley School Road in Mooresville.
Edgar Vargas, director of operations for Clemmons-based Mi Pueblo Mexican Grill, is scheduled to seek a rezoning Monday night for a 2.2-acre site that most recently housed the temporary seasonal location of Josh’s Farmers Market.
The Mooresville Board of Commissioners will consider the request at 6 p.m. at Town Hall, 413 N. Main St.
The property is beside the Harris Teeter-anchored Morrison Plantation mixed-use community.
The 6,900-square-foot restaurant would include a drive-through and pedestrian connections on all four sides of the building, according to Mooresville Planning Department documents.
Mi Pueblo also plans to extend sidewalks along Brawley School Road from the Brawley School, a public International Baccalaureate school, to the Mooresville Public Library West Branch, the documents show.
In September, the Mooresville Planning Board unanimously recommended that the town board approve the rezoning request.
Vargas on Friday declined to say when the Ruiz family who owns Mi Pueblo hopes to open the restaurant.
Jesus and Maria Ruiz opened their first Mi Pueblo in 1989 in Winston-Salem, according to the Mi Pueblo website. Mi Pueblo now has 10 locations, including on Sardis Road and University City Boulevard in Charlotte and one each in Concord and Statesville.
Son Diego Ruiz oversees the direction of the company, Vargas said.
Mi Pueblo Mexican Grill
Location: 7003 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28262
Location: 1820 Sardis Rd N, Charlotte, NC 28270
Location: 6097 Bayfield Pkwy, Concord, NC 28027
Location: 155 Northcross Ln, Statesville, NC 28625
Cuisine: Mexican
Instagram: @mipueblomexgrill
This story was originally published November 3, 2023 at 1:42 PM.