San Antonio restaurant Amores De Julia gets mixed-beverage license

Overview

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A new south San Antonio restaurant, Amores De Julia, received its Texas liquor license on September 21, 2026. The mixed-beverage permit lets the venue sell beer, wine, and spirits for on-premises drinking once it opens. It is one approval among several still needed.

The building, a single-story, roughly 3,500-square-foot space at 7514 S New Braunfels Ave, is also going through Texas's architectural-barriers review, which checks accessibility and requires a specialist inspection within a year of construction finishing. Neither that review nor the license means the doors are open. The project's owners are not named in the public permit records.

Why it matters

If the buildout finishes, south-side San Antonio gains a new sit-down restaurant — but this license alone doesn't guarantee it opens.

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Key Indicators

Texas ABC mixed-beverage license issued

Approval recorded September 21, 2026 in the state license dataset.

3,500 sq ft

Planned restaurant size

Single-story buildout registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

2025-09-25

TDLR project registration date

Start of the state accessibility review track.

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Organizations Involved

Amores De Julia

Proposed restaurant

Holds Texas mixed-beverage license; opening not confirmed

Single-story, roughly 3,500 square foot restaurant planned at 7514 S New Braunfels Ave, San Antonio.

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission

State regulatory agency

Issued the license on September 21, 2026

The agency that regulates alcohol licensing and enforcement in Texas.

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)

State regulatory agency

Reviewing the building's accessibility

Runs the architectural-barriers program that checks accessibility in new public buildings.

Timeline

September 2025 September 2026

2 events Latest: 2 days ago

September 2026
Amores De Julia gets liquor license
Latest Licensing

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission issues a mixed-beverage license, allowing on-premises alcohol sales once the restaurant opens.
2 days ago
September 2025
TDLR registers restaurant buildout
Construction

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation logs the accessibility project for a single-story, roughly 3,500 square foot restaurant at 7514 S New Braunfels Ave.
September 25th, 2025

Scenarios

Amores De Julia opens on the South Side

Possible Resolves by Q3 2027

Discussed by: Observers of Texas restaurant launches treat the mixed-beverage license as the key commercial step before opening.

Buildout finishes and the restaurant passes the accessibility inspection required within a year of construction completion. Amores De Julia then opens to the public and begins serving.

Opening stalls past a year

Possible Resolves by Q3 2028

Discussed by: Industry observers note that many licensed venues sit idle because other approvals or buildout delays

Accessibility inspection or construction lags. The license is issued but not activated, and no customer activity appears for more than a year.

Venue changes hands or concept before opening

Unlikely Resolves by Q3 2028

Discussed by: Real estate and restaurant analysts point to frequent permit transfers for unopened sites

The owners sell the license or lease the space to another operator, and the location opens under a different name or business model.

Historical Context

2 moments from history that rhyme with this story — and how they unfolded.

1935–1977

Texas liquor reform: private clubs to mixed-beverage bars (1935–1977)

After Prohibition, Texas restricted alcohol tightly, and in many areas customers could only drink through private club memberships. Local-option votes and legislative changes through the 1970s loosened the rules, and the mixed-beverage license became the standard way a restaurant or bar legally sold drinks by the glass.

Then

Full-service bars became routine in wet areas.

Now

The mixed-beverage license remains the main state gate for selling alcohol on premises.

Why this matters now

The MB license Amores De Julia holds is that same mechanism, the specific permit a Texas restaurant must clear to sell liquor, wine, and beer.

2011–2020s

Brooks City-Base redevelopment (2011–2020s)

The U.S. Air Force closed Brooks Air Force Base in 2011. A city-partnered redevelopment turned the South Side site into Brooks, a mixed-use campus with offices, housing, and retail that added restaurants over the following decade.

Then

The South Side gained anchor employers and new dining options.

Now

Sustained demand pulled more restaurants into an area that historically had little sit-down dining.

Why this matters now

Amores De Julia's location reflects that same South Side buildout, though it is a standalone building rather than part of the Brooks campus.