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Cafe Rio Mexican Grill is open and serving up fresh Mexican cuisine at The Marketplace at Lake Meridian, 12998 S.E. Kent Kangley Road.
The restaurant opened Jan. 13 with a ribbon cutting and the slicing of a giant, ceremonial burrito.
Kent marks the 89th location nationwide and the fifth Washington state store for Rio Cafe, which is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Additional Washington locations include Lynnwood,Wenatchee and two in the Spokane area.
“We are excited to start 2016 by opening a new restaurant in Kent, Washington,” Ben Craner, chief marketing officer of Cafe Rio Mexican Grill, said in a press release.
Since 1997 Cafe Rio has served up Mexican food inspired by the traditional Mexican cooking found in the Rio Grande region of northern Mexico, southern Texas, and New Mexico.
Cafe Rio has been named the No. 1 Mexican restaurant in the country by Sandelman & Associates for six years running.
For more information, visit caferio.com.
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