Guzman Y Gomez To Open First U.S. Location In Naperville

NAPERVILLE, IL — Naperville residents are set to get a brand-new option for Mexican food when Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen opens its first drive-thru U.S. location in the city Thursday. The chain, which has more than 130 locations throughout the world, will be located at 1519 N. Naper Blvd. and will offer options for breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night eats.

The menu at Guzman y Gomez serves up burritos, burrito bowls, tacos, nacho fries and other traditional Mexican cuisine made with no preservatives, no artificial flavors and colors and no items from the restaurant's list of unacceptable additives. For breakfast, diners can order such items as avocado toast and chorizo breakfast burritos paired with barista-made coffee.

Founded in 2006, Guzman y Gomez has locations in Japan, Singapore and Australia.

In a statement via press release, Guzman y Gomez founder Steven Marks said he and co-founder Robert Hazan were eager to bring the restaurant to Naperville.

Marks said, "We chose Naperville because of the community. We kept hearing about this city, which is ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S. and the moment we arrived here and saw the site, we knew this was where our first U.S. drive thru restaurant had to be."

Guzman y Gomez will be open seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.