2017: A New Mexican Restaurant

Get the scoop - and the menu - for a new Mexican restaurant slated to open on Highway 90 in Bay St. Louis, thanks to local writer/blogger, Lisa Monti

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Photo courtesy website of Avacado's West Monroe, LA location

A new Mexican restaurant named Avocado’s is coming to Bay St. Louis in the new year.

The owners are completely remodeling the old Scafidi’s Wheel Inn site at 820 U.S. 90 for the restaurant which is scheduled to open in mid-February.

“We’re doing the whole building – the plumbing electrical, walls, ceilings and bathrooms,” said co-owner Alex Nunez who is overseeing the project.

The restaurant will have a dining room with 35 tables and a separate bar. Avocado’s will be open daily for lunch and dinner.

Co-owner Yahve Camarena has about a dozen restaurants in Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas. He owns La Terraza restaurants in Greenwood and Starkville.

Avocado’s will be modeled after two restaurants of the same name in Monroe and West Monroe, La. The emphasis is on fresh ingredients, Nunez said, “and we’re adding some new items, including fajitas, enchiladas and margaritas.”

Read more and check out the menu on Lisa Monti's Notebook.