Bad Hombre remains closed on 2nd Avenue

Bad Hombre remains closed at 29 Second Ave. between First Street and Second Street. 

The restaurant, described as "coastal Mexican-inspired," announced closing for "maintenance" starting Oct. 1...

 

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A few readers have asked about its status. (There is any temp closing notice on the front door.) We haven't seen much activity in the space of late... (the business is still open according to Google, but it was dark when we passed by Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights)...

Bad Hombre opened late last year ... pivoting from Amigo, a collaboration opening in October 2020 between chef Ruben Rodriguez of Nai Tapas at 84 Second Ave. and Juan “Billy” Acosta, whose family runs the much-ballyhooed Carnitas El Momo in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Nai Tapas remains in service, but Kōbo by Nai on Avenue A and Emilia by Nai on First Avenue have closed in the past two years.