Penca owner's latest downtown Tucson venture: classic American fare

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For Star subscribers: From upscale Mexican to classic American food, Tucson restaurateur draws on childhood memories for new downtown restaurant.

Cathalena E. Burch Patricia Schwabe was just a kid but she can still picture the first time she saw meatloaf, the quintessential American comfort dish."I do have very vivid memories and the food is comforting and great," she said earlier this week as she finalized plans to open her newest restaurant, Blue Front Fine American Food, at 110 E. Congress St.

Blue Front, which borrows its name from the clothing store that was in the space in the early 1900s, takes the place of Ten55 Brewing, which announced plans last spring to relocate to midtown. Schwabe, who also owns the upscale Mexican restaurant Penca, at 50 E. Broadway, and the Owls Club, at 236 S. Scott Ave., had hoped to open last summer.

"Tucson loves its sports, and I know Penca always had less people when UA was playing," Schwabe said."We hope to be a good partner with the UA and be a place where a lot of people can watch a game and enjoy a cold beer and salad." The drink menu features playful craft cocktails including the Delta Dawn made with apricot eau-de-vie, Cocchi Rosa, Peychaud's and absinthe rinse; and the Mule Skinner Blues made with vodka, ginger beer, lime and a house berry-beet syrup.

 

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