CHARLOTTE – Comal Taco Co., a fast-casual Southwest-inspired taco joint, will open in December at Optimist Hall.

The new stall will replace Marina’s Tapas, owned by the Customshop team of Andres Kaifer and Alex Bridges, which closed its doors recently 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. 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. He is also passing along his knowledge to the team from operating Marina’s this past year.

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