TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – When you run out of room on the plate, go vertical! That’s the idea behind the Fajita Tower at the fourth and newest location for a Toledo favorite: Cinco de Mayo Mexican Bar & Grill, 2825 Glendale Ave., Toledo, OH.
Co-owner Xavier Rosales explains how he and his business partners decided to bring new life to the former Applebee’s in front of Walmart. Chef Ivan Lopez and Manager Jovany Hidalgo are now serving fresh, creative, authentic Mexican cuisine in this part of town.
Today, we sample the Burrito Birra, a deep-fried take on the popular quesabirra. We also watch the Fajita Tower and El Patron Special come togther in the kitchen. That Fajita Tower has bacon-wrapped shrimp that are stuffed with peppers on a wooden skewer planted into an onion and sticking straight up from the center of the literally steaming hot plate. The flavor is …