Tampa Mexican restaurant Guac N’ Cheese will take over King State’s former St. Pete location

There’s already an abundance of Mexican restaurants in downtown St. Petersburg, but a popular Tampa spot is heading across the bridge to join the competition.

Guac N’ Cheese will open at co-working space Cohatch at 15 8th St. N (stylized "COhatch"), out of a restaurant parcel that was previously occupied by King State’s first St. Pete location.

While there’s no opening timeline just yet, the Mexican restaurant’s website says that its St. Pete restaurant will debut sometime this fall.

Guac N’ Cheese’s Tampa location at 4101 S MacDill Ave. opened in 2019 and dishes out an approachable, Mexican menu of fajitas, quesadillas, taco salads, empanadas, stuffed jalepeños, flautas, enchiladas, tacos and more.

The Tampa-based Mexican grill also offers a variety of entrees, which range from carne asada platters and tamales to chile relleno, carnitas, and a molcajete filled with sizzling steak, shrimp, chicken and sautéed veggies.

A kid’s menu, special vegetarian options, and a variety of sides and a la carte items are available, too.

King State St. Pete soft opened in December 2023 and closed its doors indefinitely by early April. Its flagship coffee shop and bar at 520 E Floribraska Ave. in Tampa is still open from 8 a.m.-midnight daily.

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