Kevin Raúl Pérez Flores, 31, is a Bolivian boy who has dedicated himself to the hospitality industry in Pamplona for more than a decade.. Great Mexican food fanafter studying at the Basque Culinary Center, in San Sebastian, opened in Pamplona her own restaurant last year.
This is the restaurant Santa Chula Mexican Cuisine. It is located in the Bardenas Reales Street number 1where the Eat N’Bucketalso led by hotelier. “It’s true that the bar was doing very well before, but I think it was time for a change,” he says.
In this way, the restaurant opened in 2023. “We saw this here in Pamplona there was barely restaurants of this style of cooking, and on top of the fact that I love it, with the help of a cook I hired, we launched it,” he says. Kevin Raul Pérez.
Despite the short time that has passed since the change of mind of the localhe owner He seems very happy with the decision made. “Before, people came every now and then to watch football or play pool. Now they do it just to eat. The customers really like it and many come back,” he says.
And it is that he success of Santa Chula food This did not go unnoticed by anyone. Neither for the judges who decided in the Spanish Taco Championship the best in the country, in which more than 100 national establishments participated.
Santa Chula entered the top 10 in all of Spain with its Oaxacan chicken tacostuffed with sliced chicken with black oxaqueño mole, pico de gallo, pineapple and chipotle mayonnaise. And also was crowned the best in the regional community. Her price is from €11.90.
In addition to the winners, Santa Chula presents a variety of tacos who provoke fury among customers. Like for example that of Beef birria cooked over low heat, consumed with birria, mozzarella, coriander and onion, which costs €10.90.
He restaurant offers a varied menu which merges the cMexican cuisine with traditional dishes from Navarreto make it more customer-friendly. “At the beginning, we realized that Mexican cuisine is very exotic, and here it is more effective to combine it a little so that it attracts the customer,” he explains.
For example, among its traditional quesadillasyou can order one chistorraby €11.50. Other notable starters include nachoswhich can be accompanied by different flavors, and the tequeños stuffed with cheese.
It can also be ordered from Santa Chula different hamburgersand a the menu section is dedicated to the little ones. Once you have tasted the most typical dishes of Mexican cuisine, the restaurant offers you several desserts And cocktails to finish the meal.
Actually, Santa Chula It occupies only part of what was previously the Eat N’Bucketlarge in size. The other is under construction and the owner’s desire is to make one space for before and after the meal.
“Who Navarrepeople have the habit of leaving something before going to eat to eat something. We want this space to be reserved for that and also to enjoy our originals cocktails after eating,” explains the hotelier.
Thus, by having such a large premises, in Santa Chula you can differentiate the area of restaurant and the area of bar and cocktail bar.
Which Kevin Raul Pérez It is clear that they do not wish to franchise their brand. “Our idea is not to expand to more stores. We want to continue to be one, maintain quality and last over time. But we want to open Santa Chula in different ways, all here, in our premises,” he says.
