Blue Corn Harvest Debuts in Round Rock, Mulls 5th Outpost

As local Tex-Mas favorite Blue Corn Harvest debuts its Round Rock location, owners Carlos Manzano and Santos Garcia say a fifth location may be in the works.

Concluding a recent report in Community Impact, the budding chain stated that “a new South Austin location could be on the horizon.”

Those unfamiliar with Blue Corn can imagine it as a full-sized Tex-Mex eatery, replete with a full bar and a robust menu of classic offerings, with the ambition to stay tied to local roots.

“We have a lot of traditional plates that have been on the menu for a long time and have sold well,” Carlos Manzano said in a 2023 interview with What Now. “Like the 512 Enchilada, for example, which is filled with pulled pork cooked in local beer, though not made with a soft tortilla, but a thin, crunchy, organic blue corn tortilla instead. It’s very Texan — with a Mexican touch.”

Given that the duo is setting their sights on the four existing locations and that the south Austin

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