March 18, 2025
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Tequilas Restaurant is reopening Tuesday. A fire in February 2023 forced its closure. Above, a file photo of an Oaxaca Old Fashioned at the restaurant.
Tequilas Restaurant in Rittenhouse reopens Tuesday for the first time since it was damaged by a fire in 2023.
The restaurant, at 1602 Locust St., closed in February 2023 after a kitchen fire spread to the ceilings on the building's first and second floors. No one was harmed. At the time, Tequilas said the building would need extensive repairs before the restaurant could reopen.
"For decades, Tequila's has been a place where tradition, hospitality, and authentic Mexican cuisine come together. We will begin a new chapter, continuing that legacy with the same passion and commitment as before," the restaurant wrote in an Instagram post. "We look forward to serving you once again and creating new memories together."
Owner David Suro Piñera opened Tequilas in 1986 at 1511 Locust St. and before relocating to its current building in 2001. In May 2023, he said the closure gave him a chance to rethink the future of Tequilas, and that he planned to introduce "new, fun, 21st century Mexican food" alongside the classics upon reopening.
The restaurant is open 5-9 p.m. on Mondays through Saturdays. Reservations are required.
