ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD? "TORNANDEZ RESTAURANTE MEXICANO" OWNER & HEAD CHEF MINERVA TORRALBA OPENS SECOND LOCATION IN BRICK NEW JERSEY!!!

Head Chef Minerva Torralba & Owner of Tornandez Restaurante is seen above Tuesday, June 5th 2018

POINT PLEASANT & BRICK, N.J--Looking for authentic Mexican food along with a sense of family and community? Then you must dine at Tornandez Restaurante Mexicano where you will find such traditional Mexican dishes such as the Tacos Al Pastor (marinated pork with pineapple) or the popular Mole Poblano (chicken in poblano mole sauce served with rice & tortillas)! Ms. Minerva Torralba is the owner and head chef, an entrepreneur who arrived in the USA from Puebla, Mexico on July 4, 2001. The restaurant has been in existence since July 9, 2013 and now, after customers pleading for another restaurant opened their 2nd location in Brick, New Jersey in the heart of the shopping and business districts.

Not only is Ms. Torralba devoted to preparing her food authentically with only the freshest ingredients, she is committed to delighting her customers with the dining experience of surroundings which are simple yet elegant and beautiful. Ms. Torralba is the mother of 3 children, Kaztenny, Aisha and Christopher, who all enjoy helping their mom in the business. Family values are extremely important to Ms. Torralba and one can tell from speaking with her and her children, how devoted they are to one another and to their community and the success of the family business.

Evy Havlik Owner of Soul Inspire Consulting

is seen (right) with Chef Torralba

Tornandez Restaurante Mexicano Business Manager, Mrs. Evy Havlik, the owner of www.soulinspiredconsulting.com originally assisted Ms. Torralba with the restaurant's social media management, but when customers kept asking for new locations, Minerva immediately hired Evy as a Business Consultant to help open her second location. The new restaurant in Brick, N.J. will soon be having its grand opening. It will be larger, able to accommodate more customers, large parties and catering as well. As Mrs. Havlik said, "It takes a village!" And when one meets with both Ms. Torralba and Mrs. Havlik, as this reporter stated, "It's inspirational to speak with someone who came to the United States and built from scratch a successful business." The reporter for NJnewsjersey had the opportunity and pleasure to also interview two of Ms. Torralba's children, Aisha and Kaztenny. Aisha said "I have always loved working in my mom's restaurant, I started in the kitchen at just the age of 8. I love to waitress but also love cooking by following my mother's recipes". Aisha actually memorizes them and creates her own as well. Aisha's dream is to one day be head chef and she is already a young entrepreneur helping at the family restaurant.

Kaztenny has also been very much involved in the restaurant ever since it began, actually training wait staff, paying bills and assisting as needed. She enjoys having the same customers come in time and time again. What Kaztenny enjoys the most is the conversations with the customers, building relationships and a sense of community with them. "As a teenager, it's hard because sometimes I do miss being with my friends, but I have learned I am supposed to be here. I don't always appreciate it but I realize it!"

Just from interviewing Minerva's two daughters, one gets the sense of how family values, integrity, and hard work is so extremely important. It is what has created such a strong family and successful business.

Now with Summer approaching, it's time to enjoy authentic Mexican food, not Americanized, not fast food, but really fresh Mexican food! Minerva Torralba's recipes are a combination of those she brought from Mexico and some she has created here. Minerva Torralba welcomes everyone to Tornandez and looks forward to everyone enjoying her family recipes.

Tornandez Restaurante Mexicano will be having their Grand Opening on Thursday, June 14, 2018, at 249 Chambers Bridge Road, Brick, New Jersey. They will be open from 10 am to 10 pm and will have their ribbon cutting by the Brick Chamber of Commerce at 2 pm. Evy Havlik wants you to know that a live Mariachi Band will be there for your entertainment from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm and they will be raffling off a few gift certificates to Tornandez to be used at a future date. In addition, their Point Pleasant restaurant location will also be open from 10 am - 9 pm.