Coyote Flaco, a family-owned restaurant in Mansfield, is celebrating its 20th anniversary today.
The restaurant is celebrating with $3 tacos and $6 house margaritas from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. There will also be a Mariachi band playing from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
“Thank you to everyone that has made this possible. We are celebrating a special milestone, come and celebrate with us,” the restaurant posted on its Facebook page.
Coyote Flaco is located at 50 Higgins Highway, Mansfield Center. The restaurant originally opened in Hartford in 1999 by Alcibiades and Esperanza Cabrera in 1999. Five years later, they expanded into Mansfield.
Their son, William Cabrera, who now owns the restaurant with his brother Jose Cabrera, said in a press release that the community in Mansfield was the reason his parents decided to open a second location there and the reason the business thrived.
“My parents drove out here to just experience the town and its people multiple times before finally deciding to make the call and open the location here. Twenty years later and there is no doubt in my mind that they made the right decision,” he said.
The restaurant underwent the change in ownership in January of 2023, with the brothers taking over for their parents.
According to the press release, Coyote Flaco is known for its traditional Mexican dishes and craft cocktails. The restaurant prides itself on high quality ingredients and fresh sauces made in-house every day.
Coyote Flaco also participated in the recent Taste 2 Towns event, in which Mansfield and Windham restaurants offered promotional deals from Jan. 29 to Feb. 11.
“This restaurant was born from the dreams of my parents, and I along with Jose and Jaime, our head chef, have seen it transform before our eyes from a restaurant trying to make a name to a place where members of the community happily and regularly come to eat, drink, and spend time together,” Cabrera said in the press release.
Cabrera also thanked the community for supporting and enjoying the restaurant.
“In this way, we have achieved what my parents set out to do 20 years ago, and we are grateful to have been lucky enough to do so. We are happy to be celebrating 20 years this month, and every person who has ever walked through our doors has played a part in our story,” Cabrera said.