The Future’s so Bright: Mad Mex Reimagines Its Shadyside Location as Mad Mex Sol

The Future’s so Bright: Mad Mex Reimagines Its Shadyside Location as Mad Mex Sol

PHOTO BY KRISTY GRAVER After months of late-night renovations, it’s a brand new day for Mad Mex in Shadyside. The flagship site in big Burrito Restaurant Group’s “Funky Fresh Cal-Mex” chain has been given a refresh inside, out and on the menu. PHOTO BY KRISTY GRAVER Through Mad Mex Sol, the company is breathing new life into its first concept, which debuted in 1993 at a small space in Oakland that closed in 2023. There are currently nine Mad Mex…

Max Mex's Shadyside flagship has a new name and a glow-up, from the menu to the interior

Tom Baron knows that, in November, the first thing most people associate with Mad Mex is the Gobblerito, the chain’s locally famous Thanksgiving-meets-Mexico...

Mad Mex Sol set for Shadyside flagship debut

Big Burrito's Shadyside flagship is scheduled to reopen Friday as Mad Mex Sol, with a nearly 15-foot sun fixture, a test kitchen and guest voting.

Max Mex's Shadyside flagship has a new name and a glow-up, from the menu to the interior - Dining and Cooking

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