Casa Corona Opening on Smith Street

Felix Bracamontes was hard at work inside the future home of Casa Corona Restaurant on Smith Street Wednesday afternoon, hoping to get everything ready for a June grand opening.

Bracamontes will be opening Marblehead's new authentic Mexican restaurant with his brother, Jose Bracamontes, who spent five years working as a chef at in Melrose.

The restaurant will be opening in the space next to , which was formerly occupied by , "sometime in the next two months," Bracamontes said. 

Local residents can expect to see an awning with the restaurant's name installed sometime this week, he said.

Although he and his brother haven't finalized the menu, Bracamontes said customers can expect everything they'd typically find in an authentic Mexican restaurant - including fajitas, quesadillas, burritos and enchilladas.

---

Know of a new business coming to town? Let us know and we will make it the focus of our next column.

Have an idea for a business that might do well in Marblehead? Let us know by commenting on one of our posts.