Quick Bites: Puerto Rican cuisine downtown, Mexican at The Centre and Food Truck Fridays!

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Coming soon: Puerto Rican cuisine in downtown Hagerstown

The building has housed a number of eateries since its decades as the Dutch Kitchen, but you might have noticed a complete transformation at 10 E. Washington St., just off Public Square in Hagerstown.

It's the new home of the Sofrito Authentic Puero Rican restaurant, and owner Jeovanni Diaz told the Washington County Board of License Commissioners he plans to open this month. The board granted Diaz a Class B beer, wine and liquor license for on-site sales.

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The restaurant will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, according to board member Alan Levin.

Mexican restaurant moving into former Uno's

A new Mexican restaurant is planned for the former Uno's building at Centre of Hagerstown.

Altos de Jalisco plans to open later this month at 17734 Garland Groh Blvd., and has also been granted a Class B restaurant beer wine and liquor license by the Board of License Commissioners.

Food Truck Fridays begins downtown

If you're working, shopping or going to class downtown and you don't have time for a sit-down lunch on Fridays, Downtown Hagerstown has you covered.

"Food Truck Fridays" kicked off this week at 100 Wareham Alley. On Fridays through September, a food truck will stop from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at this location. Here's the schedule for the rest of May:

May 10 — Still Smokin' BBQ

May 17 — Tacos Carlitos

May 24 — TBA

May 31 — La Carreta Tacos

A full schedule is available at Downtown Hagerstown's website, mainstreethagerstown.org.

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This article originally appeared on The Herald-Mail: Quick Bites for May 5: New restaurants and Food Truck Fridays