Mexican immigrant Jose Guadalupe Robles Rangel opens the first major downtown Mexican restaurant at 342 N. Illinois Street. It moves to 365 N. Illinois Street in 1983 and closes in 2019.
![Standing in front of the restaurant, Joe Rangel wears a cook's cap and apron and is flanked by two people who are presenting him an award.](https://indyencyclopedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/acapulco-joes-mexican-restaurant-0-full.png)
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