Chihuahua Mexican Grill Opens in Below SoHo
CHIHUAHUA’S OPENS
BARKS A MIX OF MEXICAN SPECIALITIES
The Tampa Tribune
“Everyone likes a Chihuahua said Restaurant Architect and Spokesman Jeffrey Wilson. They are identified with Mexico, plus they are cute and memorable.”
NEW SOHO RESTAURANT SKIPS FANFARE
The St. Petersburg Times
“A place dressed up to score SOHO-style points but in a more neighborhoodsy location. Wilson’s decor scheme is a blend of rustic, rural Mexico with a sharp slick edge to it.”
IT’S SNEAK AND EAT AT NEW SOHO GRILL
The St. Petersburg Times
“Chihuahua Mexican Grill opened Sept. 2 with no fanfare. Jeffrey Wilson, the restaurant’s architect, interior and graphic designer, wanted it that way so competitors didn’t get wind of the concept too early. It’s rustic with a dash of realism.”
DINING DESIGN ON A DIME
The Tampa Tribune
”A South Tampa restaurateur barked up the right tree when she asked Architect Jeffrey Wilson to help design her new eatery on a shoestring budget. Wilson lends the experience he learned designing restaurants in Poland, Singapore and Bombay.”
FLAVORS BARKING AT CHIHUAHUA
The Tampa Tribune
“A collaboration of owners and Architect Jeffrey Wilson, this smartly designed spot in South Tampa blends the hot and cool primary colors of Mexico around the motif of its name-sake dog. The clean cubistic decor enhances the fare of generous and reasonably priced appetizers and entres that reflect American taste.”
PUPPY CHOW
Tampa WeeklyPlanet
”Jeffrey Wilson remade the former home of LaFonda with a modest budget and a vengeance. Wilson let the budget set the tone, relying on simple themes and inexpensive fixes to create a space that is happy and casual, but with a put-together feel.”
