5 Things to Know About Mission Cantina

Mexican restaurant Mission Cantina is now open in the former home of Beacon Street Tavern in Brookline, says UrbanDaddy. Eater hears that the restaurant soft-opened last night, and while Mission Cantina could not be reached, UD confirms that the venue "just opened." Here's a quick primer.

1. The ownership from Beacon Street Tavern remains the same, which means giftcards from the previous venue are still accepted here.

2. This is the second Mission Cantina*, the first being in Amherst, which makes this a new cuisine of Mexican food via Western Massachusetts, or Wes-Max.

3. Per UrbanDaddy, there's a pool table.

4. Mission Cantina is Boston's newest source for tacos al pastor. Here's a before and after pic of the main ingredient.

5. Yes, there is tequila. About 40 varieties.

*Technically this is not the second Mission Cantina, as there are other restaurants by the same name elsewhere, but they're far away, so pretend they don't exist.

· Mission Cantina [Facebook]
· Mission Possible [UrbanDaddy]
· All Coverage of Mission Cantina on Eater [~EBOS~]