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Sabor Azteca at 20 Maxwell St. in Clifton Park, once the home of Ruby Tuesday\u2019s. It is the third business venture in the area for the owners.
\u00a92021 SaratogaPhotographer.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Susan Elise Campbell<\/p>\n

A new restaurant in Clifton Park Center Mall, Sabor Azteca, is offering upscale food and a \u201ctaste of the Aztecs\u201d to lovers of authentic Mexican cuisine. <\/span><\/p>\n

Alejandro Morales and business partner Rafael Escamilla have owned restaurants together since 2004. They opened Pancho\u2019s Restaurant on Central Avenue in Albany and left there to open La Fiesta in Clifton Park.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sabor Azteca is their third business venture. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cClifton Park is a big area and has room for another Mexican restaurant, especially one with higher quality ingredients,\u201d Morales said. \u201cMost of these restaurants offer the same food and menu items.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Morales said Sabor Azteca is distinguishing itself by using \u201ca better grade of meat and seafood, such as hormone-free chicken and gluten-free ingredients. When you use real crab meat instead of imitation, people appreciate that. If they try the dish, they know the difference.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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He is not a culinary school graduate, but Morales said he loves to cook and works with the chef to create a menu \u201cfor a different patron\u201d than is typically found at LaFiesta.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut we have based many menu items on our experience with Pancho\u2019s and LaFiesta,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Morales said there was no need to look far for a building to set up the new venture. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe location found us,\u201d he said. \u201cRafael saw it and said it would be perfect for another Mexican restaurant.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Working during the pandemic has hurt, as it has with all restaurants. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cUsually critics would have stopped in by now to check out our food,\u201d Morales said. \u201cBut we are doing okay and we have very good people working with us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Morales said Sabor Azteca has the three main ingredients for success: good location, good parking and good food.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are giving people these best we can because they deserve it,\u201d he said. \u201cI have put my daughter through college being in the restaurant business and want to give back to the customers and thank them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit Sabor Azteca at 20 Maxwell St. in Clifton Park, once the home of Ruby Tuesday\u2019s. For more information and a complete menu, log onto www.saboraztecany.com.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Susan Elise Campbell A new restaurant in Clifton Park Center Mall, Sabor Azteca, is offering upscale food and a \u201ctaste of the Aztecs\u201d to lovers of authentic Mexican cuisine. Alejandro Morales and business partner Rafael Escamilla have owned restaurants together since 2004. 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