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Guatemalan, Mexican fusion restaurant closes
Feb. 7, 2024 5:45 am, Updated: Feb. 7, 2024 9:31 am
CEDAR RAPIDS — A Guatemalan Mexican restaurant in Cedar Rapids has closed less than a year after opening.
Guatemex Restaurant Elenita, which opened in June at 1616 First Ave. NE, closed on an unspecified recent date. Its Facebook page was updated to “permanently closed” about a week ago.
In addition to Mexican food, which has saturated the Cedar Rapids market with more than 30 options, the restaurant offered a unique specialty in Central American cuisine at a modest price.
Its building was previously home to Brick City Grill.
Comments: Features reporter Elijah Decious can be reached at (319) 398-8340 or elijah.decious@thegazette.com.
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