leal's

Amarillo lost two popular restaurants, but the same restaurants are still thriving in a much smaller town.

Senor Chubby's Mexican Bar and Grill. They are now open in Wellington Square. They were pretty quiet about their grand opening. I even tried to message them asking when it was going to happen. Then on a random Tuesday this week, I saw the announcement that they were open.

It's been a whirlwind of a week already. We found out about a few businesses and restaurants closing. When we lose food in the area luckily it seems that there is food heading our way to fill the void.

When you have a favorite dish at a favorite restaurant in Amarillo and it closes down it means tragedy. You end up searching for a place that offers something close. Country Pride Enchiladas are one dish that comes to mind.

This is something I have been waiting for. This prime real estate has been sitting vacant since Leal's closed during the pandemic. Before Leal's, it was the local favorite in Gardski's.

I know they say that every good thing must come to an end. I hate when that saying refers to some restaurants here in the Amarillo area.

I noticed this over the weekend and I will have to say it got me feeling all sorts of ways. This location has been a mainstay in Amarillo for years. It most recently was Leal’s before they closed their doors earlier during the pandemic.

It seems like I went back in time recently. I asked the question wanting to know which Amarillo restaurant was gone and you really missed having it here. Oh wow the answer's took me all over Amarillo.

We have heard that Chuy's was coming to Amarillo quite a long time ago. Of course things changed once Covid hit. It changed a lot of things for a lot of people. For Chuy's it definitely changed their timeline.

About a month ago I was scrolling through Facebook when I saw Victor Leal's post that I didn't want to see. Leal's not having any plans to open back up any time soon.

I really hate how this covid thing has hurt a lot of businesses. No matter if they stayed open or shut down they have taken a big hit. Some restaurant's have open back up for people to eat in. Some have decided to stay closed to diners.

Leal's owner Victor Leal posted on his Facebook page that he will have a special surprise for customers tomorrow.