Mr. Chuy Taqueria and Cantina building-out in eTown

Restaurants

The city issued a permit June 5 for Mr. Chuy Taqueria and Cantina to build-out at Exchange East in eTown Village Center.

It was the first restaurant announced for the retail center east of Florida 9B in southern Duval County.

RPC General Contractors Inc. of Atlantic Beach is the contractor for the $905,777 build-out of a restaurant at 11025 eTown Parkway, No. 203.

Mr. Chuy will lease 4,627 square feet of interior space and 1,619 square feet for outdoor dining in an end unit.

There will be 262 seats, comprising 171 inside and 91 outdoors.

There are dining areas and a bar and bar seating.

Doherty Sommers Architects Engineers Inc. is the architect.

The PARC Group and Skinner Bros. Realty announced in August 2022 that the restaurant will open in fall 2023.

The news release said Mr. Chuy is owned by Jesus and Blanca Valencia, owners of Añejo Cocina Mexicana in Ponte Vedra Beach and Nocatee.

“Mr. Chuy Taqueria and Cantina is a highly stylized restaurant that brings a fun, high-energy vibe and flavorful menu to Florida,” the release said.

“eTown residents can expect a menu that embodies traditional and modern elements of Mexican cuisine as well as an extensive tequila selection,” it said.

“Mr. Chuy’s chefs have mastered their craft through many years of experience and are carefully selected to match the restaurants’ mission, objectives, and authentic recipes.”

The PARC Group and Skinner Bros. Realty followed up in October by announcing The Dolly Llama Waffle Master will open in the center in summer 2023.

Mr. Chuy and The Dolly Llama ice cream shop are two of five tenants in a retail building next to anchor tenant Publix Super Markets Inc.

Mr. Chuy is in an end unit with Grand Nails Lounge, opening in the fall, on the other side and Dolly Llama in the center.

E-Town is a master-planned community designed for up to 2,000 homes

The PARC Group is the master developer of eTown in conjunction with the Davis family. The retail center is being developed through a joint venture with Skinner Bros. Realty. All are based in Jacksonville.