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Long remodeling now looks finished
On a sunny day in January, this was the new look of the corner of Santiam Highway and Bain Street in Albany.
Over the last few years, I have occasionally published progress reports on the remodeling of a former Chinese restaurant building on Santiam Highway in Albany. Now the outside is finished, and it looks ornate.
The place, at 2845 Santiam Highway, on the northeast corner of Santiam and Bain Street, is called Rancho Hacienda Real, and the new sign advertises it as a “Jalisco Style Best Mexican Restaurant.”
Jalisco is the state in western Mexico associated with a number of popular dishes, according to information online.
The restaurant is not yet open. At least it wasn’t when I stopped by there on a bike ride Saturday. I glanced in one of the windows on the Santiam side, and what looked like a dining room did not yet have furniture.
People in Albany have been asking about this prominent corner since at least 2018, when the building appeared to be in a suspended state of demolition or reconstruction.
In 2020 the city approved a site plan for the new restaurant, and the work went ahead in spurts ever since.
When the place opens for business, I trust the owners or operators will let the public know. (hh)
Here’s a wide shot of the finished building. Bain Street is on the left, Santiam Highway on the right.
Tags: Bain Street, Jalisco Mexico, Rancho Hacienda Real, restaurants, Santiam Highway