RICHMOND – The Tequila Jalisco folks continue efforts to reopen their original restaurant on East South Street and Missouri Highway 13, and to open a second restaurant, Taco Jalisco. A Feb. 27 kitchen fire damaged part of Tequila Jalisco. The casual, family-style, sit-down Mexican restaurant should reopen around late-April to early May, co-owner Miguel Valencia said Monday. The fire damaged part of the roof deck around the roof exhaust vent, the interior ceiling, a fryer and the hood ventilation system, and left smoke in the building – all of which required replacement or repair. The sign is up and the new Taco Jalisco restaurant should open around mid-April, Valencia said. He stopped work in the new restaurant for a twominute talk about what future residents should expect to find when they enter and step up to the counter. Taco Jalisco occupies the former Oink and Moo building across from the Richmond School District’s administrative offices. The restaurant’sdining room is mostly…