El Pelon Taqueria to Open Across from Boston College

A beloved Mexican restaurant in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston that was hit by two fires over the past few years is going to re-open, but in a new spot in another section of the city. According to BostonTweet, El Pelon Taqueria is going to be opening across from Boston College in Brighton sometime in March. In a text message sent to us via http://twitter.com/BostonTweet, we were told that this has been confirmed by the owner of the restaurant.

El Pelon Taqueria had been located on Peterborough Street just south of Fenway Park for a number of years, but it was damaged in a fire in December, 2007, then destroyed in a devastating blaze in January, 2009, that gutted several other restaurants, including Greek Isles, Rod Dee, Sorento's, Thornton's, and Umi. There had been talk late last summer that El Pelon may reopen somewhere around Washington Square in Brookline, but that apparently fell through.

When we receive more information on an exact address for the new El Pelon Taqueria in Brighton, as well as an exact opening date, we will post an update here.

[February 24 update: According to Grub Street Boston, the address for the new El Pelon Taqueria in Brighton will be 2197 Commonwealth Avenue (which is the former home of the College Sub Shop by the Lake Street intersection). Grub Street also mentions that El Pelon Taqueria is planning on returning to Peterborough Street in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston as well, with construction possibly beginning soon.]

[February 25 update: An email sent to us by Bayleaf Communications, Inc. states that El Pelon Taqueria is planning on opening in Brighton on March 15. The email also mentions that the Peterborough Street location of El Pelon in the Fenway neighborhood will indeed reopen, but not for at least another year.]

[March 18 update: According to their Twitter page, El Pelon Taqueria may be opening tomorrow (Friday, March 19).]