By JAN LARSON McLAUGHLIN
BG Independent News
The wee Scotch eggs, shepherd’s pie and classic pasties menu at a downtown Bowling Green restaurant will soon be replaced with sizzling fajitas, street tacos and burritos smothered in sauces. The Guinness and Irish red ale will make way for margaritas and sangrias.
After 11 years operating at 176 E. Wooster St., Stone’s Throw Tavern and Grill is closing at midnight on Saturday, July 1.
The site will become the new home for Guajillo’s Cocina Mexicana, currently located a few blocks away at 434 E. Wooster St.
Jacob Zinkhon, the bar manager at Stones Throw, said the restaurant owners are looking to move away from a full-service restaurant. The establishment sees a wide range of customers – from families, to college students, to people with dogs on its patio, to music lovers on Wednesday evenings, and grad students testing their knowledge on trivia nights.
Customers are expressing their sadness about Stones Throw closing, Zinkhon said.
“It’s always been a staple here,” he said. “We’re all going to be sad to see it go.”
Stones Throw will be open Saturday until midnight for customers wanting their last shepherd’s pie or Guiness.
“We’ve had a large uptick in business” since announcing the closure, Zinkhon said. “If they want one last memory, come in.”
“We wish the best to Guajillo’s,” he added.
David Olivarez, the general manager of Guajillo’s, said the site at the southwest corner of East Wooster and South Prospect streets has several advantages to Guajillo’s current site.
The restaurant seats more than 100, according to Zinkhon. That’s about 40% more than the current Guajillo’s site, Olivarez said. Plus it has the patio, which draws crowds during warmer weather.
Olivarez is hoping the restaurant will open sometime in the beginning of August. Guajillo’s will continue its same menu, with a couple additions “to freshen up the menu,” he said.
Plans are to continue live local music with the “Hump Day Revue” on Wednesday evenings, he said. “That won’t change.” However, the trivia nights are still up in the air.
Olivarez is confident customers will follow the restaurant to its new location. “We’re happy and excited to bring them a bigger and better Guajillo’s,” he said.
