Felix Tijerina

The former location of the final Felix Mexican Restaurant operation Felix Tijerina (1905–1965) was a Mexican-American restaurateur, activist, and philanthropist in Houston, TX. Contents 1 History 2 Legacy 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links History [edit] Tijerina was born in General Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico;[1] He had claimed to have been born in Sugar Land, Texas.[2] In 1918 he became a busboy at the Original Mexican Restaurant, the first Tex-Mex restaurant in Houston. Tijerina taught himself English and became a friend and associate of the owner of the restaurant. Tijerina became the manager of the restaurant, located in what is now Downtown Houston.[3] Tijerina opened his own restaurant in 1929. In a fashion similar to his mentors, Tijerina described his restaurant's food as authentic, but catered the food towards White Americans. The Great Depression forced the closure of his first restaurant.[4] Tijerina became a beer truck driver. His wife,... (see more)