Tres Hombres opens for curbside, offering food and margaritas

A popular restaurant in Chico has been closed for weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Action news now reporter mackenzie drigo is live at tres hombres, mackenzie, why did the owner decide it's time to get back to business?

Hayley co-owner michael thomas tells me he wanted to make sure it was safe before they started serving again.

Sot michael thomas partner with tres hombres "how many were laid off?

Well we had somewhere between 85 and 87 so everybody," michael thomas would like to bring all his employees back - but for now - only 7 are back at work.

Nats of ice sot tim boehme- bartender "drinks are still as popular as ever," tim boehme is one of those seven.

Sot tim boehmeã bartender "its been nice to be out of the house and to see some familiar faces and try to provide services for people clearly are missing after the response that we got yesterday," thomas watched other restaurants stay open with curbside and delivery only - but says he didn't want to rush into anything.

Sot michael thomas partner with tres hombres "no not really it was personal for me i just wanted to make sure everybody was safe," nats of beans and while tres hombres is open - it's not running a full menu.

Sot michael thomas partner with tres hombres "chip salsa guac spicy bean dip and taquito all made fresh every day, then were doing fajita taco platter for individual or two, or for a family, then were doing enchilada platters for 10," but they're known for more than just food.... nats of shaking and margarita making they're also offering up their award winning margarita's for pick up as well.

And whether it's in the kitchen or behind the bar - thomas tells me everyone is following c-d-c guidelines.

They're only taking online orders for now.

They're open from 4pm to 7 monday through sunday.

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We have list of local restuarants open for business.

Go to actionnewsnow.c om and click on the restaurant guide under the coronavirus section.