Popular St. Pete Cali-Mex restaurant to add second location

Even in growing, the leadership at Red Mesa Group has learned that in restaurants a key ingredient is simplicity.

  • By Jim Stinson
  • | 5:00 a.m. August 14, 2023
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Pete Veytia III, COO of Red Mesa Group, hopes to expand Red Mesa Mercado to a second St. Pete location and then franchise.
Pete Veytia III, COO of Red Mesa Group, hopes to expand Red Mesa Mercado to a second St. Pete location and then franchise.
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Red Mesa Mercado, a St. Petersburg eatery associated with the local Red Mesa Group of eateries, plans to open a second location — with an eye to franchise more such units in the future.

Red Mesa Mercado opened in 2014 at 1100 1st Ave, North in St. Pete. It features California-Mexican ("Cali-Mex") dishes with outdoor dining and "four-minute" ticket times, says Peter Veytia III, Red Mesa Group COO.

 

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