One of Cape Town’s most popular eateries, El Burro in Green Point, is set to open a new restaurant in mid-July in Tamboerskloof.

Just looking out the front door of our new venue. #EBtaqueriaCT

A photo posted by EL Burro CPT (@_el_burro) on Mar 17, 2015 at 2:49am PDT

El Burro Taquería will be a pared-down version of the original El Burro in Green Point, with smaller plates and counter service instead of table service. “A taquería is a taco shop in Mexico, so that’s the idea we’ll be focusing on,” explains one of the owners, Nic Haarhoff. There will also be a no-reservations policy.

What do you do when have only 89sqm to build an industrial kitchen, bar, toilets, staff change room, office and of course front of house restaurant space into? You dig a bloody great big hole to make a 20sqm basement under your kitchen. That’s what. #EBtaqueriaCT coming mid 2015.

A photo posted by EL Burro CPT (@_el_burro) on Mar 17, 2015 at 9:00am PDT

The new restaurant will be on Kloof Nek Road, opposite Rafiki’s and The Power and the Glory (where the pharmacy once was, for those who know the area).

As for drinks, you can look forward to tequila cocktails, draught beer on tap and a small selection of wines by the glass.

The things you find when digging under old buildings

A photo posted by EL Burro CPT (@_el_burro) on Mar 18, 2015 at 2:11am PDT

The new location in the family joins the El Burro eatery in Green Point, Cabrito, the group’s tequila bar, and the El Burro Mexican food truck that’s known for its Sunday servings at House of Machines in the city bowl.