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Feb 27, 2024 · Chef Mike Hultquist Jr. fires up an order of carne asada on a busy night at El Torero. Mike’s aunt opened El Torero in 1956 and he took over the family restaurant in 2019.
Sep 25, 2019 · While chef and co-owner Michael “Mikey” Hultquist Jr. is still looking for the perfect spot to reopen Lerua’s, locals who miss his cuisine can still find it in Lerua’s cousin restaurant, El Torero, in South Tucson.
Jun 5, 2019 · Hultquist Jr., a trained chef who ran Lerua’s kitchen the last seven years, is the fourth generation to run the restaurant. He heads an entirely new staff, most of them in their 20s...
Jun 30, 2020 · Once run by Adelina Borgarro, the restaurant is now in the hands of her nephew, Michael Hultquist. Michael, his brother Brad, and son Mike Jr. mastermind all that goes on behind the welcome sign, which features a jovial bullfighter hoisting an enchilada plate, alongside his beer-sipping bovine companion, a lime wedge on his mug, a rose on his back.
Michael Hultquist, Jr. is bringing in new styles of cuisine to the restaurant while still keeping the old favorites on the menu. Some new menu items include, fried cauli tacos, seared sea bass and vegan tacos!
Jun 1, 2020 · Rio Nuevo approached Lerua’s with the opportunity, said Michael “Mikey” Hultquist Jr., chef and co-owner of Lerua’s. With the restaurant’s own funding, in addition to a grant from Rio Nuevo, the 6,000-square-foot space at 2243 and 2245 E. Broadway Blvd. will undergo significant revamping required in order to become a suitable ...
Jan 10, 2019 · “The business isn’t closing,” said Michael Hultquist Jr., chef and co-owner of Lerua’s. “It’s the location.” After about 34 years on-and-off negotiating with the city of Tucson, the Hultquist family came to an agreement for the city to buy out the building.
