CambridgeSide A look at the 1990s Tex-Mex aesthetic of Gato Exotico coming to East Cambridge.

Gato Exotico coming to CambridgeSide

The CambridgeSide mall remade its food court last fall into a food hall called CanalSide, only to see Gato Exotico, its next stand-alone restaurant, announced as a reimagining of “the energy” of 1990s mall dining. Gato Exotico is expected in late 2025.

“I grew up going to CambridgeSide and have strong memories of spending time there as a teenager after school,” said chef and owner Jason Doo (a Cambridge Rindge and Latin School grad). “That is the spirit we wanted to capture.”

Doo, operator of the kitschy Wusong Road Tiki Bar, a Chinese American concept in Harvard Square, turns his attention to street-food-inspired Mexican food and shareable plates of regio

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