For one Houston chain, the approach seems to be quick, quick, slow. After closing its Lackland location in May, Latin-tinged eatery Mambo Seafood is once again in growth mode with a new restaurant opening September 8 in the Las Palmas Neighborhood at 719 Castroville Rd.

Mambo first dipped its toes in San Antonio in August 2023, taking over a former Joe's Crab Shack location at 4711 NW Loop 410. The following summer, it traveled 15 minutes down the highway to open the Lackland location. A third outpost at 3242 Goliad Rd near Brooks City Base soon followed in the fall of 2024, but the company scaled back in 2025 in what they called a "difficult but strategic decision."

The new seafood joint mostly focuses on Latin American dishes like Sinaloan aguachile, Baja-style fish tacos, and

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