Dos Amores, a Mexican restaurant in Hurst, represents the love owner Mauro Cisneros has for his kids, food and culture.
“One of the things that I wanted to do when I first joined this establishment was to bring awareness of Hispanic Heritage,” he said.
Dos Amores has been in the community for 28 years under the name Miguelitos. Cisneros took it over last September, and since then, space has gone from one suite to overcoming the entire shopping strip.
“It expanded and it basically grew with the community,” Cisneros said. “We celebrate our accomplishments as part of the community.”
Their restaurant has joined the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a network driving the growth and success of local-Hispanic-owned businesses. Through the network and his restaurant, Cisneros said he wants to help his community.
“What we do is bring awareness of what’s going on with rules and regulations … That’s how we help each other out,” he said. “This place is more than just a restaurant.”
Dos Amores has a traditional dining area, but to the left sits a lounge, and it’s opened after-hours for dancing.
“We have Tejano bands, rock bands, country bands. So, we’re trying to cater different aspects of different races,” he said. “Those are tools to bring awareness to different things.”
Cisneros said through food and entertainment, his restaurant provides a way for the community to unite. Dos Amores hosts ladies’ nights where women can salsa, and Latin nights with a DJ mixing Hispanic music.
“In a community, you’re going to have different views, you’re going to have different tastes, you’re going to have different races … and that’s what we’re trying to target. That diversity of the community,” he said.
General manager Jesus Garcia said he loves working at Dos Amores and sharing his culture with co-workers and customers.
“You come into work, and you have salsa playing or mariachi, and then you see all these customers come in and they love the culture,” Garcia said. “You get to feel the culture, the colors of the restaurant, the food.”
Garcia said they welcome everyone in the community to come and experience their restaurant.
“All the decorations that we have, Mayans, Aztecs, the sombreros, the mariachi, the charros, it’s very colorful,” Garcia said. “We don’t discriminate no one. We love our cultures and we like to make Hispanics feel at home when they come in … But we also want everyone to experience so they can feel like we’re a family.”
