WEST HOLLYWOOD—In West Hollywood, there used to be a popular Tex-Mex Cafe named Marix Tex-Mex Café, which citizens of the city feared would close in 2022 due to the COVID-19 lockdown. However, they were shocked when its doors opened on Tuesday at 5 p.m. and started serving customers again.

After the COVID-19 Lockdown began, the owners of Marix Tex-Mex Café never announced if their restaurant would officially close but over the last few months, they began the process of reopening in May, they started hiring staff to work both part time and full time. Last week customers were allowed to come in for a free meal so the new staff could practice serving customers. The items are the menu are the same ones that the cafe had before it closed, including its drinks.

The address of Marix Tex-Mex Café is 1108 Flores St. in West Hollywood. Before the Covid-19 pandemic the cafe was visited by Hollywood stars including Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox who would visit after they were done filming for the day on the sitcom Friends.