Tio Juan's Margaritas Mexican… Is Now Margaritas Mexican Restaurant
Man v. Food, Season 8 Portland, Maine
Current status
As of October 2026, this address now operates as Margaritas Mexican Restaurant — confirmed via Margaritas Mexican Restaurant's own current website/social account, accessed August 2026. Now: Margaritas Mexican Restaurant (formerly Tio Juan's Margaritas Mexican Restaurant).
What the source shows: Yelp's August 2026 update confirms current operation at 242 St. John St, and the chain's own history page confirms the business dropped the 'Tio Juan's' name under continuous ownership. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 8, Episode 26
- Aired
- Address 242 Saint John St, Portland, ME 04102
- Now called Margaritas Mexican Restaurant
- Website margs.com
- Show map
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What happened after Man v. Food?
On Man v. Food, Casey Webb visited what was then called Tio Juan's Margaritas Mexican Restaurant in Portland, Maine, sampling the kitchen's sizzling fajitas and the bar's namesake margaritas. The restaurant traces to owner John Pelletier's family of Margaritas Mexican Restaurants, a small New England chain, according to the company's own history page at margs.com. Since the 2020 episode aired, the Portland location has continued operating at 242 St. John Street under a shortened name, Margaritas Mexican Restaurant, dropping the 'Tio Juan's' portion used on air; the address, ownership, and menu concept are unchanged, per margs.com.
Yelp's August 2026 update for the St. John Street location shows current reviews and photos, confirming the restaurant remains active at the same site. The name change reflects the chain's broader rebranding across its Margaritas locations rather than a change in ownership.
The episode
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Record mvf-505 · checked by Cal Marchetti.