Elvira’s, an award-winning Mexican restaurant in Tubac, has opened a second location at Market Street at DC Ranch on the southeast corner of Pima and Thompson Peak Parkway in north Scottsdale.
The new location is a joint effort between Elvira’s owner – celebrity chef Ruben Monroy – and Valley restauranteur Tom Kaufman (The Living Room, Rock Lobster, Chop.)
Monroy’s grandmother Elvira (pronounced El-VEE-ra) launched the restaurant in Nogales, Sonora, in 1927, but it was moved to Tubac, about 40 miles south of Tucson, in 2009.
The two-story, 3,600-square-foot Scottsdale space, which formerly was home to Jalapeño Inferno, has lime-washed walls, an array of chandeliers, antique mirrors, and a walk-in wine cellar.
Highlights of the elevated menu include cuitlacoche chicken tacos ($25), a flank steak molcajete ($35), hazelnut mole ($34), and guajillo shrimp ($38).
Hours are 4-10 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday.
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