Agave Mexican Cafe and Tequila Bar opens in West Annapolis

Agave Mexican Cafe and Tequila Bar opened to the general public Saturday at its most recent place in West Annapolis.

The lengthy-expected opening at 106 Annapolis St. near Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium arrives approximately two several years right after developers to start with declared in summer time 2021 that the common cafe was arranging to open its third locale and initial exterior of Delaware.

“We have been extremely very well acquired,” explained Mike Firetti, co-proprietor of Agave Mexican Cafe and Tequila Bar. Firetti co-founded Agave in Lewes, Delaware with Chris and Jocelyn McKeown in 2008.

“The enthusiasm from our potential customers has been absolutely nothing shorter of remarkable,” Firetti explained. ”We are quite enthusiastic to serve our new neighborhood.”

The Lewes Beach spot started out seating just 30 but has now expanded to seat far more than 100. A next locale on Route 1 in close proximity to Rehoboth Seashore opened in November 2021.

Firetti suggests they never improve the menu location to place in buy to maintain the encounter for the guest regular.

“We like regularity,” he said. “If you go to Lewes or Rehoboth or Annapolis your heading to get the similar higher-top quality services.”

The restaurant is known for giving genuine and modern-day Mexican dishes while also that includes above 100 distinct forms of tequilas and mezcal. For starters, the menu offers 8 distinctive soups and salads along with choices like empanadas and super nachos. Agave also has 5 distinctive guacamoles.

For evening meal attempt their fajitas for two or a surf and turf burrito. Clean it all down with one particular of their seven dessert cocktails like a creamsicle or a Mexican coffee.

“Those who have been to Agave in Delaware know about our top quality support, meals and drinks,” Firetti said. “For all those that don’t I really encourage them to arrive uncover out why we ended up voted the No. 8 finest Mexican cafe in the U.S.”

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The Annapolis area will be open from 5 to 9 p.m. seven times a week. They be expecting their several hours to extend as they proceed to seek the services of and practice personnel, Firetti claimed.

The cafe expects to employ as several as 60 workforce in the kitchen area and eating area.

Agave will occupy the to start with floor of the 15,000-square-foot mixed-use developing, with 4 luxury rental residences above. Inside they will seat 128 visitors, which includes bar seating. An out of doors patio seats 35 guests.

“We are energized Agave selected to locate its 1st out-of-point out site here,” explained EJ Rumpke, principal of MRE Properties, which redeveloped the property.

While development on this hottest addition to West Annapolis started ahead of Ward 2 Alderwoman Karma O’Neil, commenced her expression in 2021, she is thrilled to see its completion.

“I’m genuinely fired up about the prospect of this small business,” she explained. “It brings careers to our region. It brings an further location for people of West Annapolis to wander to and make use of. I think that all provides to the fabric of our community.”