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17-03-2025
- Entertainment
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El Cowboy: A massive menu of Mexican lent
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – It's the Lenten season and you don't have to give up authentic, original Mexican to celebrate this time of year. 'We have a massive Lent menu this year and these two plates: this is called Spaghetti Verde. One is with chicken and one is with shrimp,' El Cowboy Regional Manager Mary An Gross. 'Then we jump over here to the Baja tacos, comes with a side of rice.' The Baja tacos are perfect for Lent as they're stuffed with breaded cod. You can also enjoy El Cowboy's Molcajete 'It's awesome. It's definitely something you can eat. You've got chicken in there. You've got steak, you've got shrimp, you've got scallops, you've got cheese, you've got scallions in the middle. You've got the guacamole with the pico de Gallo,' said Gross. 'And it also comes with a side of rice and beans.' El Cowoby also features a Chipotle shrimp dish which comes on a bed of spaghetti. Try the shrimp and veggie fajita with a side of rice and beans and Mexican salad. Another fish item is the Gabanero tacos and if you love Ramen noodles, there's a Mexican ramen noodle soup. And nothing beats an authentic, fresh margarita or a refreshing Mexican soda as you enjoy your meal. 'The margarita is unique because it's a handcrafted margarita. We have all kinds of tequilas,' said Gross. 'Mexican sodas don't have all of the byproducts that the American sodas do. They don't have the chemicals inside. They're more pure. They have real sugar in them instead of the preservatives. And we've got to ride a wide variety of flavors.' One of the best parts of El Cowboy's menu is the delectable menu of desserts. 'We have our fried ice cream that is a staple. That's the traditional. The middle is the Mexican custard called Flor, if you like, custard or even if you just like pudding. It is smothered in caramel sauce,' said Gross. ' Then the churros, which are fried dough sticks rolled in cinnamon sugar. We serve it with a little bit of ice cream and whipped cream. The highlight is the cheesecakes and they're from Mocha House. You never know what new item you'll find on the famous daily lunch buffet that runs from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. It's all you can eat for just $12.99. 'We also do the soups and what a lot of people don't realize is our soups don't come out of the can and they don't come out of a bag. They're made fresh in our kitchen,' said Gross. 'Same with our chips, our taco shells, our taco salad bowls, all fried fresh every morning in the kitchen.' The restaurant also features a fabulous to-go and catering menu for any event you may be planning, including holiday dinners and parties and has entertainment at the restaurant every Saturday night. May 1 is an even more special night at El Cowboy with a male revue. There's also a new VIP section you can rent for $100 a group. El Cowboy is located at 1739 South Raccoon Road in Austintown. Call (330)953-2754 and visit them online at You can also find them on Facebook. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-02-2025
- Business
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Los Gallos owner explains reasoning for Monday closure
BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) — On Monday, select businesses across the country participated in 'A Day Without Immigrants,' closing their doors for the day in a show of support for immigrants. Locally, Los Gallos and El Cowboy took part in the movement, which sparked some controversy from those who didn't know the reason behind the closure. Read next: Canfield Fair show with country music group canceled The businesses shared the closure notice on its social media Monday, stating it was closed 'to show support for our brother and sister Latinos.' However, not all saw this post explaining the reason for the closure, causing false rumors to spread. First News sat down with owner Israel Zambrano to learn the reasoning behind the closure and why he felt it was the right thing to do. Zambrano said, ultimately, the closure was a way to honor heritage — not get involved in politics. 'It has nothing to do with anything political or any other things,' he said. 'I mean, it actually hurt my business not to open, but I actually did it to support the whole country — I'm Mexican, I'm Latino — and my whole crew appreciated it a lot.' He said it's hard to go back and forth with people on social media, but the speculation he read there was disheartening. 'I was never expecting it would be offending people or anybody. I did it because I wanted to support all the Latinos and the community … to see how much we mean to the community.' MaryAnn Gross is Zambrano's right hand, and she agrees that the move is all about heritage. 'I'm Italian and American Indian; it would be like they were doing something to support Italians and me following through and doing what they were doing to back my heritage,' Gross said. 'It's the same for American Indians … Nothing at all to do with anything except for heritage.' Zambrano said when he first came to the United States for work at the age of 13, he didn't even know what an illegal immigrant was — or that he himself was one. 'I crossed the border to California, and I worked over there. I never knew what it was to be illegal,' he said. It was only when he turned 16 and went to get a driver's license that he learned what it meant to be illegal. He got an employer to sponsor him in the United States, later became a permanent resident and finally took and passed his citizenship test. 'We work hard, we work really hard. I'm talking for myself and the team that I have. I'm very picky, so I always try to have the best team possible — less troubled people, because that would hurt business,' he said. 'Just about everybody in this country has [come] here as an immigrant; that's what this country is built on,' Gross said. 'And we all follow our heritage, and we're proud.' Zambrano dismissed all rumors of any suspicious activity with the restaurants, stating, 'I would never try to protect or cover something that is not right.' 'Hopefully things get better for the hardworking people because there really are a lot of people that should not be here [U.S.] and I completely understand the government and their point about drugs, dealers and all that stuff. I agree with that, they should put a stop to that. … That has nothing to do with all of us. When I say all of us, I'm talking about all Latinos that want to work.' 'I really want to appreciate and thank the community: the ones who understand the reason I did it, and the ones that don't, I hope they understand it.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
