Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
WORLAND – Mexican fare returned to 1608 Big Horn Avenue in Worland this year with the opening of Los Tapatios, a Mexican-American restaurant.
Los Tapatios opened Jan. 17 under the ownership of Alicia Morquecho and her business partner, Mireya Sanchez. The location was the former Habañero restaurant.
Morquecho has been working in the restaurant business since she was 14 years old, and Sanchez has a restaurant in Evanston, where they got the idea to open another restaurant in Worland.
"We have people here who go to Evanston and they tell us 'Oh, why don't you open a restaurant in Worland?'" Morquecho said. "So we came and looked at the place and decided that yeah" they would open one here.
She added, "It's been a very nice place and all the people have been very nice. We're very happy here."
According to Morquecho, the name came from the fact that her husband is from Jalisco, Mexico, and people from there get called los tapatios.
Some of the most popular items on the menu have been the macho burrito, molcajete, carne asada and Carnitas. The American fare includes burgers and fries and a BLT.
They currently have seven employees and are hiring. They are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
