Two New Mexican Restaurants Have Arrived in the Corridor

Cedar Rapids and Marion are home to a couple of new Mexican restaurants - one that's already opened, and another that's coming soon!

La Leona Mexican Restaurant

La Leona Mexican Restaurant is located at 1011 Eagleview Dr in Marion, the former home of Golden Palace Chinese Buffet. If the name sounds familiar, it's because this actually isn't the Mexican restaurant's first location. According to an article from Hoodline, this is the third restaurant for the family-owned chain. The first is located in Winnebago, Illinois, and the second opened just last year over in Dubuque.

La Leona's Marion restaurant just opened its doors on October 13th, but Eastern Iowans already seem to love it! It currently has 4.9 out of 5 stars on Google thanks to a total of 16 reviews.

The business' hours at La Leona Mexican Restaurant are listed on Google as Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday & Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight. You can check out the full menu below:

SUEÑO Flavors of Mexico

The second of the two new Mexican restaurants that we want to tell you about is called SUEÑO Flavors of Mexico. As of right now, we don't know a whole lot about it, but signage has gone up outside of the building, which is located at 5400 Edgewood Road NE. According to KCRG, SUEÑO is taking over the former home of La Cantina, which suffered a fire back in September of 2025 and then closed at the end of the year.

For the latest updates from SUEÑO Flavors of Mexico, including grand opening news, you can follow the restaurant's official Facebook page HERE.

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