Raíces Fast Casual Mexican is open at 13820 Old St. Augustine Road, Suite 125, in Shoppes of Bartram Park.

The restaurant began a soft opening May 27, according to a June 5 news release.

It is now open noon to 8 p.m. and begins its regular operating hours of 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily June 9.

Raíces features Sonoran-style cuisine of Northern Mexico. It features beef and made-in-house tortillas.

It is the most recent restaurant concept by the Garcia-Villaseñor family, whose three Pepper’s Cocina Mexicana locations are in Fernandina Beach, Fleming Island and Saint Johns.

Menu items include the Raíces Taco with asada, shrimp, a cheese crust and crispy tortilla; the Bowl de la Casa featuring carne asada or pollo Sinaloa with black beans, rice, purple cabbage, sauteed bell peppers and guacamo

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