Lil Fiesta Mexican restaurant opens alongside historic Route 66

The operators of The Massive Occasion are bringing the celebration to the Mom Street.

Lil Fiesta on Route 66 opens Friday alongside a stretch of Springfield’s authentic historic Route 66 at 1101 S. Ninth St. Taqueria Moroleon most not too long ago operated from the small brick cafe, however the website is finest generally known as the previous house of Sonrise Donuts.

“It’s a nice location,” proprietor Omar Hernandez stated. “Route 66 is known all through the entire nation, the entire world.”

Hernandez is leaning into that historical past with a mural that appears like a pink fin-tailed Cadillac is cruising proper from the parking zone onto the outside partitions of the constructing. The mural additionally captures the downtown Springfield skyline with the greeting “Bienvenidos a Springfield, Illinois. Bienvenidos is Spanish for “welcome.”