The Story Behind the Tacos
Two Brothers. Two Restaurants. One Dos Santos.
It Started in Cozumel
Kris traveled to Cozumel to work in his aunt and uncle's restaurant, then went to New York for the French Culinary Institute. He opened his first restaurant in Mexico in 2008, Jason joined him, and they opened a second in 2010.
Home to Denver, July 2015
Kris and Jason came back to Denver and opened Dos Santos Tacos. Everything on the menu is still made from scratch, the way they learned to cook it.
Find Your LocationThen Jason Came to Mexico
In 2008, Kris opened his first restaurant in Mexico. Back in Denver, Jason kept asking when his brother was coming home. Kris wasn't ready yet—he wanted more time to discover what he wanted to do and how he wanted to cook. Eventually, he convinced Jason to move to Mexico instead. Together, they opened a second restaurant in 2010, gaining an unforgettable education in what it really takes to run a restaurant.
And Then We Came Home
After years of learning, cooking and running restaurants in Mexico, Jason and Kris eventually returned to Denver. They brought those experiences with them—the culinary training, the lessons from Mexico, the realities of restaurant life and, most importantly, the original dream they had shared growing up. In July 2015, that dream finally became Dos Santos Tacos.