Fidel Robles opened the upscale Mexican restaurant Cilantro, at 1703 Federal Boulevard, with his wife and two sons nearly two years ago. While that eatery is still going, Robles has teamed up with his cousin Camelia Robles, who owns La Machaca de Mi Amá and two El Coco Pirata locations with her husband, to partner on two new concepts on Broadway in properties owned by CoClubs owner Regas Christou.
By mid-June, the cousins will open Cabrón Carbon, a taqueria, at 1043 Broadway, the former home of Quijote’s Broadway and Luciano’s Pizza and Wings before that. In July, they ll open Camelia, which will serve modern Mexican cuisine in the building at 1055 Broadway that long housed the Living Room and, just before the pandemic, Jive Kitchen & Bar.