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Celebrate National Fajita Day with 10 fun facts about fajitas, from their Texas roots to why they’re one of America’s favorite Tex-Mex meals.

Pedro “Pete” Mora is the founder and CEO of Fajita Pete’s, a Houston-based Tex-Mex concept built around catering, delivery, and a streamlined fajita-focused menu. Born in Colombia and raised with an entrepreneurial push from his family, he opened his first full-service Mexican restaurant, Poblano’s, at age 23 in 2002, discovering that guests were most excited about fajitas and off-premise catering. In 2008 he closed that restaurant and launched Fajita Pete’s, reimagining the business as a compact, catering-first brand that delivers fresh fajitas, tacos, and flautas directly to homes, offices, and events.

There’s something magical about the moment fajitas come out of a restaurant kitchen, paraded through the dining room with that tantalizing sizzle that has everyone who ordered something else second-guessing themselves. Fajitas are one of those dishes that will turn heads. But here’s the thing — they’re easy to get wrong. Bad fajitas are usually really, really bad, but which chain restaurants are going above and beyond to put out the best? 

Fajita Pete’s in the Crossroads Center at 2708 Southwest Parkway opened in March, offering a variety of fajitas, other Mexican specialties and margaritas.