South Austin fixture Little Mexico says goodbye after nearly 40 years

South Austin fixture Little Mexico says goodbye after nearly 40 years

After nearly four decades as a South Austin fixture, Little Mexico Restaurant is preparing to say goodbye on February 28.

One of Austin's oldest Mexican restaurants is closing after almost 40 years - Technology Shout

The road once known as Austin’s Mexican Boulevard is losing another longtime resident. Little Mexico will close at the end of February after 34 years at the location. Rosa Martinez opened this cozy restaurant at 2304 South First Street in 1994, serving Tex-Mex and upcountry cuisine. She opened her first restaurant in North Austin in 1986 and moved it five years later to South First Street just south of Althoff Road before placing the restaurant …