One of Fort Worth’s favorite taco shops is moving back into the Cultural District
Last seen leaving on a flatbed trailer, Salsa Limón Museo is about to make a jubilant return to the Cultural District.
A flashy new Salsa will open as early as next week at 925 University Drive, in a mixed-use project on the site of the old Salsa chrome diner.
When last seen in 2016, the old Salsa Museo was loaded onto a trailer and left northbound. It made a short trip to its new home as Salsa Limón Rio, in the River District at 5012 White Settlement Road.
The new Museo is inside a Crockett Row project. Technically, it’s one door north of the old Salsa location.
Salsa founder Milo Ramirez describes Museo as “super modern” with a giant bar (folks, stay 6 feet apart for now) and a great view of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
There’s also an art piece, “Mesa Infinita,” that pays tribute to the Martin Puryear “Ladder for Booker T. Washington” at the museum.
The working menu is broader than other Salsa locations, with “eco” veggie and vegan tacos, burritos, bowls and quesadillas ($2.50-$6.50) or the familiar fillings like chicken, chorizo, bacon, asada, pastor or barbacoa ($3.50-$9).
It’s the first prominent opening in Crockett Row since the coronavirus pandemic began fluctuating.
“Salsa Limón has a huge following of hard-core fanatics that come to us for soulful Mexican food,” Ramirez said.
“We are doing our best to weather COVID-19 with their support.”
Current Salsa locations are open for breakfast, lunch and early dinner at 550 Throckmorton St., 1465 W. Magnolia Ave. and on White Settlement Road. A La Gran Plaza mall location has not reopened yet.
This story was originally published May 21, 2020 at 6:00 AM.
