The original El Jefe’s Taqueria location in Harvard Square suffered a slow, unglamorous death on Thursday.
The horchata was the first victim. Then, the hot sauce wall suffered its demise. Finally, the menu behind the burrito counter vanished, forcing the last customers at the old location to order their meals from memory.
But El Jefe’s was quickly reborn in the Square with its new location in The Abbot building opening just minutes after the old storefront closed.
The new location will offer new menu options for customers, according to Jon Eller, the regional manager of El Jefe’s.
Eller said he is excited to add al pastor to the menu as another meat option for customers.
“It’s something that we already offer at all locations and we just couldn’t do it at the 83 Mt. Auburn location because of space,” he said. “It’s just something new, something I feel like students will appreciate.”
