GOOD LUCK CAFÉ

In the early 1960´s Joe Ruben Puentes opened the Good Luck Tavern on Downtown El Paso Street. A couple of years later the tavern was relocated to 3828 Alameda Ave. In 1968, in an old renovated gas station directly across the street Mr. Puentes opened the "original" Good Luck Cafe. In 1972, Mrs. Elvira G. Puentes quit her job at the old Newberry´s downtown and joined her husband in the daily operations of the family business. The daily operations not only serves as the core of the family business but also as a memorial to Mr. Puentes whose ultimately death occurred in 1976. In 1988 the Puentes family relocated the restaurant to its present location at 3813 Alameda Ave. Under the guidance and direction of Mrs. Puentes the Good Luck Cafe has enjoyed continued success. "She is supposed to stay at the cash register, but ends up doing a whole lot more all day. Mom has been talking about retirement but i Doubt it will happen. She is the Good Luck Cafe. We her children, can only hope to be..

Primary location: El Paso United States