The city issued a permit June 19 for the $842,162 build-out of Anejo Cocina Mexicana at East San Marco, the Regency Centers Corp. shopping center that now is fully leased after opening 10 months ago.
The restaurant will occupy 3,599 square feet at 2039 Hendricks Ave., next to St. Johns Eye Associates facing Atlantic Boulevard.
RPC General Contractors Inc. is the contractor for Anejo Cocina. The architect is Doherty Sommers Architects Engineers Inc. of Jacksonville Beach.
The 210-seat restaurant is separated by outdoor dining space from Gemma Fish + Oyster at the corner of Hendricks Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard.
Anejo Cocina will have 129 inside seats and 81 on the patio.
Nocatee residents Jesus and Blanca Valencia own Anejo Cocina. The Anejo Cocina Mexicana’s website lists six locations.
Its menu includes tacos, burritos, chimichangas, enchiladas and fajitas as well as desserts such as churros, tres leches and fried ice cream.
It has a full bar.
East San Marco at 2039 Hendricks Ave. opened in August starting with the 39,209-square-foot Publix Super Markets Inc. store and the 1,400-square-foot Publix Liquors.
The remaining tenants comprise Orangetheory Fitness and Crumbl Cookies along with St. Johns Eye Associates, Foxtail Coffee Co., Anejo and Gemma.
Jacksonville-based Regency Centers ceremonially broke ground on East San Marco on Feb. 16, 2021.