Culture, cuisine and cooking in a Southern city
frida Sabory Color in
Byriington offers aufhenfic
Mexican cuisine
Charise Niarchos
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Just a nine-minute drive away,
family-owned Frida Sabor y Col
or is the answer Elon students
have needed for their spicy Mexi
can food cravings.
The restaurant, which opened
just a few months ago, is filled
with bright colors and pictures
of extraordinary musicians and
artists. The beautiful sounds of
the vihuela and maracas play
ing through the
speakers per
fectly encapsu
late the feel of a
traditional meal
in Mexico.
The same
family owned
the now-closed
“Fiesta Express.”
Frida opened
in the same lo
cation on Sept.
17 — just across
from the Waffle
House on Uni
versity Drive.
“As a fami
ly, we are hop
ing to provide a more authentic
menu of Mexican food,” said
Gonzalo Quindos Fernandez,
the restaurant’s general manager.
“There are numerous places to
find Mexican food around, but we
are really hoping to stand out as a
ii
AS A FAMILY, WE ARE
HOPINGTO PROVIDE
A MORE AUTHENTIC
MENU OF MEXICAN
FOOD.
GONZALO QUINDOS
FERNANDEZ
GENERAL MANAGER
restaurant that is taking Mexican
cuisine back to its roots while still
moving with the contemporary
demands.”
Excited about sharing their
carefully created dishes with
guests, Fernandez said there are
two dishes that are important to
his family and unique to Frida:
cochinita pibil and mole Oaxaca,
which are made with pork and
chicken respectively.
Fernandez and his family have
been cooking and experimenting
with flavors and dishes for years,
and they are hoping with this
menu, their customers can en
joy real fresh Mexican food once
again.
It is extremely spacious, and
customers can
dine at booths,
tables or even on
the island stools
where they can
see the magic
happening in the
kitchen. Alterna
tively, the restau
rant also offers
takeout service.
Sophia, a cus
tomer at Frida,
was delighted by
her experience at
the restaurant.
“It’s a real
ly vibrant space,
and the staff were
extremely attentive and welcom
ing,” Sophia said.
As customers sit down at a
table, they are greeted with de
licious warm tortillas and fresh
salsa.
The menu is filled with tra
With sauce standing by, Frida’s three-piece chicken taco is a popular choice with customers.
ditional Mexican classics and
some new exciting dishes. From
beef, fish, rice and tortillas, Frida
serves nearly everything.
“It even has a full vegetarian
section, which has often been
a personal struggle at Mexican
restaurants,” Sophia said. “There
really is something for everyone.”
The restaurants name comes
from famous Mexican artist Frida
Kahlo, who also shared a passion
for cooking.
“She was revolutionary in
Mexico,” Fernandez said.
The decor of the restaurant is
also influenced by her artistic ex
pression.
“The music and colors of the
restaurant hope to capture and
remind people of Mexican tradi
tion,” Fernandez said.
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