Qdoba to open in January
Students and Mount Pleasant residents will have another option when craving Mexican food.
Owners plan to build a Qdoba Mexican Grill on Mission Street, near Appian Way, by the site of the abandoned Budget Inn.
“We’re basically at the point of finishing our blueprints, and then we can begin construction,” said Greg Johnroe, one of the owners of Southwind Restaurants.
The Mount Pleasant location, which is expected to be open by mid-January, will add to the already 23 locations across the state.
Berkley freshman Mike Gustafson was happy to hear a Qdoba is being built in Mount Pleasant.
“It’s like the Subway of Mexican food,” Gustafson said.
Johnroe said the most popular menu items are the chicken burritos and chicken and steak quesadillas.
Other menu choices include tacos, nachos, taco salad and the restaurant’s line of Qdoba signature burritos.
All burritos can be ordered the traditional way, or naked, which means they are served in a bowl with a tortilla on the side.
“Qdobas are very good, better than Taco Bell,” said Holly freshman Derek Fabean. “If you want good Mexican food that’s quick, go there.”
Customers can have their choice of five salsas in various degrees of spice, including pico de gallo salsa, roasted chile corn salsa, salsa verde, salsa roja and fiery habanero salsa.
“Everything is made fresh every day,” Johnroe said. “It makes for a unique flavor profile.”
The restaurant offers both dine-in and carry-out service.
Johnroe said he and his company, Southwind Restaurants, which is based in Mount Pleasant, had been looking to build a Qdoba in town for a while.
“We think (the customers) will be a combination of both students and locals — fairly evenly split,” he said.
