Things have moved fast for Bandidos Grill and Cantina owners Jose Aguirre and Victor Rojo.

They jumped at the chance to start a restaurant in Rochester after hearing about the location at 721 Main St being available. 

Doing a remodel and deep clean of the interior, the owners had said earlier this week that they planned on opening their doors for the first time during the week of February 27. But after getting things in order a few days early, on the spur of the moment Bandidos Grill and Cantina was opened for an evening test run from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The much needed test run served 10 tables, and Aguirre said the test run continued into the weekend. Saturday and Sunday hours were  11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Monday will be the first 'official' opening day with normal hours. 

Being in the food service industry for the past 20 years, Rojo's experience has left him with high hopes for the future. He has owned Los Tres Caminos in Peru for the past 14 years and the tex-mex cuisine served will be nearly the same as the newest Rochester location.

Rojo also owns Braves Pancake House and Restaurant in Logansport and Braves Breakfast and Grill in Wabash.

One thing Rojo says he puts as a priority are the customers first, as well as paying extra detail to cleanliness. 

The owners are asking that in the next 10 days customers please have patience, as the new staff learns and adjusts to things. For any questions you can reach the owners at the Bandidos Grill and Cantina Facebook page or call 574-223-1212.