TAQUERIA LA TAPATIA

A new 2,250-square-foot restaurant is under development at 4503 Kostoryz in the Central City area of Corpus Christi. The project, registered with TDLR in August 2025, is a new construction effort by Wang & Zheng Property LLC with an estimated cost of $800,000. Construction began in September 2025, and the filing indicates the build is targeted for September 2026.

Project Scope and Design

Superior Design is the design firm of record for this build. The scope of work is listed simply as a new restaurant, with no further architectural details provided in the registration. The project is privately funded on private land for private use.

The estimated cost of $800,000 places this project above the county median for new construction filings in Nueces County, which stands at $650,000. The size of 2,250 square feet is below the county median of 6,700 square feet for similar filings. The cost per square foot is estimated at $356, which is above the county median of $117 per square foot. The scheduled build window of 366 days is longer than the county median of 241 days for new construction projects.

Valeriana Flores is the registered accessibility specialist for this project. The registration status is Project Registered, with plan review pending. The project is part of a broader development activity in the area, where other registered projects include renovations at Corpus Christi Medical Center and new construction at Metro Elementary School of Design. Superior Design has one other TDLR-registered project in Corpus Christi, a $300,000 metal building for Junior Beck.

Third-party directories list a Taqueria La Tapatia at 4503 Kostoryz Rd, with a Waze entry providing a phone number and a Facebook page link. A Yelp entry for a nearby location at 4521 Ayers St lists a different address, while Uber Eats lists a location at 5606 Everhart Rd. These entries may refer to existing or related business operations, but the TDLR record specifically covers the new construction at the Kostoryz address.