Tiny Town Road has gained a taste of all things Mexican, conveniently in front of the northeast Montgomery County mecca that is the Great Escape movie theater.

Nicolas Onate Jr. has opened El Bracero Mexican Restaurant there, seating about 150 people when you include the bar, and employing 20.

The lure to that side of town was obvious for Onate, of Madisonville, Ky.

"We saw that that area of Clarksville had been building up with the movie theater being there. We had been thinking about opening up a restaurant in Clarksville for some time.

"We chose this particular location because we felt that it was far enough away from other Mexican restaurants in Clarksville to have success."

The El Bracero menu is typical of popular Mexican cuisine, with the usual tacos, enchiladas and fajitas, and margaritas to drink, but Onate has added a few twists as well.

"Our best sellers are our Durango Special and Jalisco Special," he said.  The Durango features a split chicken breast with cheese, shrimp, rice, lettuce and guacamole, topped with Mexican spice.  The Jalisco starts with a bed of rice topped with steak, chicken and shrimp, cooked with onion, bell pepper and tomato all smothered in cheese.  This dish is his own creation.

If you are in the area, or just out looking for a great new place to eat out, you should give this restaurant a try, I think the food is excellent!!!