Longtime San Antonio Mexican food spot Beto's Alt-Mex has closed

Inflation has claimed another San Antonio staple.

Longtime Broadway eatery Beto’s Alt-Mex has permanently closed it doors after serving its last meals on Sunday, news site MySA reports. Co-owner Chris Masker told the news site  his operating costs soared 40% over the past year.

"It’s just not food, it's also utilities, insurance, everything,” Masker said.

Masker also told MySA he and his wife Michelle — who purchased the restaurant three years ago — hope to revive the restaurant in an updated location sometime in the future. Aside from the state of the economy, Masker told MySA operating within the historic 100-year-old building at 8142 Broadway presented a unique challenges.

The couple plan to maintain the Beto's Alt-Mex brand by creating a cookbook of recipes for the empanadas, fish tacos and items that made the spot a neighborhood favorite, Masker also told MySA. What's more, they hope to collaborate with stores such as H-E-B on pre-packaged or frozen meals.

Beto’s Alt-Mex opened in 1997, serving up what its then-owners called a “blend of Mexican street food, Latin soul, and a whole lotta love.”

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