'Chopped' winner quietly opens new seafood restaurant in San Antonio
Feb 25, 2026
A new seafood restaurant is quietly making waves on the North Side. Aguazul, led by lauded chef Enrique Lozano, officially launched Tuesday, February 25, bringing Sinaloan coastal cuisine to 2831 NW Loop 410.Lozano may be a relative newcomer to the San Antonio scene, but he already has a national re
putation. In 2023, his tiny taqueria outside El Paso, El Charlatan, gained him a James Beard Award semifinalist nod. He gained even more fans on the Food Network’s Beat Bobby Flay and a winning stint on Chopped. And he has made headlines for his zero-waste approach to running a restaurant.Aguazul’s menu could double as a culinary encyclopedia. Although pizza and burgers appear on the jaw-dropping 18 pages, the main focus is mariscos like oyster shots, fried fish, ceviche, aguachile, and seafood soups. A previous press release stated that healthy eating was a goal, promising a blend of "traditional coastal flavors with nutritious ingredients."
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