A family cooks and rebuilds together at Teresa’s Mosaic Cocina and Cantina [Video]

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Inside this iconic westside restaurant, one family and their staff have churned out classic dishes from Oaxaca, Mexico, for 40 years.

An attic fire in 2022 almost closed Teresa’s Mosaic Café for good, but the Matias family leaned on each other to rise from the ashes and rebuild.

Walk into the building, now Teresa’s Mosaic Cocina & Cantina, and you’ll notice the smell of fresh tortillas coming from the comal lingering in the air.

“It’s the heart of the dining room,” manager and principal Isaac Matias said.

Back in the kitchen, co-founder and namesake Teresa Matias is still busy after decades of perfecting recipes. Isaac said he knows that growing up with mom, no one was eating quite as well as he was.

Nowadays, Isaac is more than just a diner. As part of the management team with mom, and with dad, Alfonso Matias, they still …