Father and Son Team Fulfill Their Dream and Plates with Mexican Style, Seasoning and Flair.
Javier and Javier Gonzalez, are opening a new restaurant in downtown Oregon City. El Compadre Mexican Restaurant will occupy 1,700 square feet of fully remodeled space at 705 Main Street.
These entrepreneurs have 15 years of experience in the restaurant industry and have decided to fulfill their dream of running a restaurant of their own. “Right now the economy is tough, but this is a family dream,” said Javier Gonzalez. “My father started with this dream and he’s shared it with me. We seized the opportunity to create a restaurant that allows us to share our family, culture and heritage with people who love good food.”
El Compadre is an authentic Mexican style restaurant with a full menu of favorite dishes and family recopies from around that country. While most of the family originated in the Baja California area, the menu will reflect cuisine from around the country. The Gonzalez’s plan to serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. An authentic signature dish, and favorite of Javier, is the ensenada fish tacos. “These fish tacos will have you coming back for seconds,” said Javier Gonzalez, owner and manger of El Compadre at 705 Main Street.
The father and son team spent 6 weeks fully renovating 705 Main Street in order to present a totally new restaurant, style and theme to this downtown location. “The Gonzalez family and El Compadre is a welcome addition to downtown Oregon City,” said Lloyd Purdy, Director of the downtown revitalization program MSOC. “My stomach is rumbling just thinking about the flavor and cuisine they’re adding to the menu of downtown restaurants.”
During the last three years more than 40 new business have opened in downtown Oregon City. El Compadre will be the 6th new restaurant/eatery to open in that same time. “When a resident or visitor wants to go out to dinner, but they’re not sure where to go, now they know a trip to downtown Oregon City offers a choice of at least 18 different options,” said Lloyd Purdy.
El Compadre Authentic Mexican Restaurant is focused on fresh, healthy and full flavor food choices inspired by family recipes from Mexico. The Gonzalez family will also look to inspiration from customers to keep the menu as fresh as the ingredients.
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