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Sinaloa Grill welcomed to downtown with DART’s first Spanish-language ribbon cutting
Owners Ramiro Ruelas and Oneyda Palma cut the ribbon at Sinaloa Grill in downtown Montrose earlier this week. (Gunnison Clamp for the Montrose Business Times)
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Gunnison Clamp For the Montrose Business Times on
December 21, 2023
Sinaloa Grill welcomed to downtown with DART’s first Spanish-language ribbon cutting

English Version (En Español tambien en el fondo)

Sinaloa Grill has joined the ranks of the many new businesses finding a home in downtown Montrose, bringing a fresh take to Mexican food in the area. On Monday, Dec. 18, they held their ribbon cutting, in conjunction with the City of Montrose’s Development and Revitalization Team (DART).

Present at the ceremony were numerous City officials, such as City Councilor Dave Frank, City Manager Bill Bell, Deputy City Manager Ann Morgenthaler, Deputy City Clerk Briceida Ortega, and DART Coordinator Michelle Wingfield.

Owners Ramiro Ruelas, of southern Sonora, Mexico, and Oneyda Palma, from Sinaloa, Mexico, have been thinking of opening a restaurant since moving to Montrose in 2017, and Ramiro worked in Mexican restaurants for seven years prior, gaining valuable experience.

Ramiro Ruelas, along with Oneyda Palma, are owners of the new Sinaloa Grill in downtown Montrose.
(Gunnison Clamp for the Montrose Business Times)

“After seven years of working in Mexican Restaurants, we finally decided to open up our own. We wanted to bring a different concept of Mexican food to the City of Montrose,” Ruelas said.

What is this different concept Mr. Ruelas is referencing? Well, Sinaloa Grill’s food comes from a different region of Mexico from most restaurants in Montrose.

“The food is from northern Mexico, and the restaurants that are here already are from either mid Mexico or southern.”
“In Sonora and Sinaloa specifically, the dishes that are unique are seafood from Sinaloa, and the traditional Carne Asada, which is steak, from Sonora,” Ruelas said of some of the highlights of their menu.

They also do Sonora dogs — a hotdog with plenty of toppings — as well as some fusion: Mexican-inspired sushi.

Those seven years of restaurant experience influenced many aspects of running the business. Ramiro listed several.
“The first strategy is customer service, preparing the best Mexican dishes, and the cleanliness in the restaurant is very important.”

A tostada — one of the menu items at Sinaloa Grill.
(Gunnison Clamp for the Montrose Business Times)

Ramiro has big hopes for the future of Sinaloa Grill.
“We want to establish ourselves and maintain ourselves as one of the top Mexican restaurants in the City of Montrose. We’d like to be here for many years and offer the best Mexican food, and be able to leave a legacy.”

For the owners, this venture is about much more than just the business side of things. “We started, not wanting to make profit the main thing, it is not all monetary. (We were not) just thinking about the money, when we opened the business. We were thinking more of being able to achieve something here in the United States, and something that I couldn’t do in Mexico, I’m able to do here.

And having the opportunity to do so is what (makes me) so appreciative.

Gunnison Clamp is a freelance contributor for the Montrose Business Times.

Edición en Español

Sinaloa Grill y DART hacen historia con el primer corte de listón de Montrose en español.

Sinaloa Grill se ha unido a las filas de muchos nuevos negocios que encuentran un hogar en el centro de Montrose, aportando una nueva versión de la comida mexicana en el área. El lunes 18 de diciembre, realizaron su inauguración, en conjunto con el Equipo de Desarrollo y Revitalización (DART) de la Ciudad de Montrose.

En la ceremonia estuvieron presentes numerosos funcionarios de la ciudad, como el concejal municipal Dave Frank, el administrador municipal Bill Bell, la administradora municipal adjunta Ann Morgenthaler, la secretaria municipal adjunta Briceida Ortega y la coordinadora de DART Michelle Wingfield.

Los propietarios Ramiro Ruelas, del sur de Sonora, México, y Oneyda Palma, de Sinaloa, México, han estado pensando en abrir un restaurante desde que se mudaron a Montrose en 2017, y Ramiro trabajó en restaurantes mexicanos durante siete años antes, adquiriendo una valiosa experiencia.
“Después de siete años de trabajar en restaurantes mexicanos, finalmente decidimos abrir el nuestro. Queríamos traer un concepto diferente de comida mexicana a la ciudad de Montrose.

¿A qué concepto diferente se refiere el Sr. Ruelas? Bueno, la comida de Sinaloa Grill proviene de una región de México diferente a la de la mayoría de los restaurantes en Montrose. “La comida es del norte de México, y los restaurantes que ya están aquí son del centro o del sur de México”.

“En Sonora y Sinaloa específicamente los platos que son únicos son los mariscos de Sinaloa y la tradicional Carne Asada de Sonora”, dijo Ruelas sobre algunos de los platos fuertes de su menú.

Esos siete años de experiencia en restaurantes influyeron en muchos aspectos del funcionamiento del restaurante. Ramiro enumeró varios. “La primera estrategia es la atención al cliente, preparar los mejores platos mexicanos y la limpieza en el restaurante es muy importante”.

Ramiro tiene grandes esperanzas para el futuro de Sinaloa Grill. “Queremos establecernos y mantenernos como uno de los mejores restaurantes mexicanos en la ciudad de Montrose. Nos gustaría estar aquí muchos años y ofrecer la mejor comida mexicana y poder dejar un legado”.

Para los propietarios, esta empresa es mucho más que sólo el aspecto comercial. “Empezamos sin querer obtener beneficios, lo principal es que no todo es monetario. (No estábamos) pensando solo en el dinero cuando abrimos el negocio.

Estábamos pensando más en poder lograr algo aquí en Estados Unidos, y algo que no pude hacer en México, lo puedo hacer aquí. Y tener la oportunidad de hacerlo es lo que (me hace) tan agradecido.

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