Comal Taco Co., a fast casual Southwest- inspired taco joint, will open at Optimist Hall early this December. The new stall will replace Marina’s Tapas, owned by the Customshop team, Andres Kaifer and Alex Bridges, which closed its doors over the weekend to begin its transformation to the new concept.

Comal is owned and operated by Shang Skipper, a long-time restaurant professional known for his time at Fox Restaurant Concepts and Mac’s Hospitality group. Skipper’s good friend Andres Kaifer is on board as Chef Partner to help kick off the opening. Kaifer is designing the menus and providing high-level oversight and consultation for the Comal team as well as passing along his knowledge to the team from operating Marina’s this past year. All current Marina’s employees have been offered the opportunity to stay on through the transition and join the Comal team.

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