Enriques Restaurant in Erie recovering from fire. How much longer will it remain closed?
Enrique’s Southeast Mexico Restaurant - Taqueria and Tortilleria, 1801 Liberty St., is still closed after a fire on the upper floor of its building forced its closure Feb. 17.
Owners, according to Facebook, are still looking for a commercial kitchen site where they can make food while water damage from the fire is cleaned up.
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On the door to the restaurant, which opened in 2023, is a sign that reads "Enrique's Restaurant, Taqueria and Tortilleria is in transition" and customers are sent, through a QR code on the sign, to its Facebook page for updates.
The latest update as of 10:55 a.m. Friday was for a request for help in cleaning Feb. 23. The store phone number has been disconnected.
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Owners could not be reached for comment.
The damage was sustained in the Feb. 17 fire that took place on the upper floor of the building, which was being remodeled into three apartments. Enriques' owners and customers who were on the ground level, discovered the fire and called 911. No one was injured.
Contact Jennie Geisler at jgeisler@timesnews.com or at 814-870-1885.
This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Enriques Taqueria: No word on reopening of water-damaged restaurant
