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Lupe Tortilla: 17 Patios Across Texas in Lupe Red

Lupe Tortilla is a Houston Tex-Mex family that grew across the state, and every Lupe has a patio with a stone wall, red umbrellas and a lot of families at the tables. Between 2020 and 2025 we closed seventeen of those patios the same way: manual roll-up panels in clear vinyl with Lupe red borders, rolled up in spring and dropped for the handful of cold weeks a Texas winter brings.

Lupe Tortilla The Woodlands: red-bordered clear panels down around the patio, the stone wall and red umbrellas through the vinyl

What we built

  • Customer: Lupe Tortilla, Houston, Texas.
  • 17 locations across Houston and its suburbs, Austin, Cedar Park, Round Rock, San Antonio, Dallas, Addison, Allen, Irving, Fort Worth and Kingwood.
  • About 130 manual roll-up panels in clear vinyl with red solid borders, rope-and-pulley, 6 to 11 per patio.
  • About 10,000 square feet of enclosure.
  • No doors: Lupe patios open through the restaurant, and the panels tie down to the stone wall.
Lupe Tortilla The Woodlands: the patio corner with the panels down, tables set, the fountain and umbrellas outside
Lupe Tortilla The Woodlands: the patio corner with the panels down, tables set, the fountain and umbrellas outside

Location by location

LocationInstalledPanels
CypressFebruary 20207
Missouri CityApril 20207
AllenDecember 20206
IrvingDecember 20206
Arbor Walk, AustinMarch 202110
Cedar ParkMarch 20219
Round RockMarch 20217
Stone Oak, San AntonioApril 202110
The Rim, San AntonioApril 20218
Sugar LandApril 202111
TomballApril 202110
The Woodlands20219
Addison20216
Fort Worth20216
New Braunfels202210
Kingwood20237
KemahApril 20257
Montgomery20247
Lupe Tortilla Irving: red and clear panels across the patio opening, the Fiesta banner and the parking lot beyond
Lupe Tortilla Irving: red and clear panels across the patio opening, the Fiesta banner and the parking lot beyond

How the 2021 wave ran

Ten Lupe patios went in between December 2020 and April 2021. Each one got a design consultation, the same red-on-clear panel in sizes cut to that patio’s bays, and a crew visit grouped by city, so Austin, Cedar Park and Round Rock were measured in one trip and installed in another. The group paid for one process and got seventeen matching patios.

Lupe Tortilla Kingwood at night: red panels down under the lanterns, the stone wall through the clear
Lupe Tortilla Kingwood at night: red panels down under the lanterns, the stone wall through the clear

What made this one different

Speed with a brand color. Lupe red is a specific red, and the border on every panel matches the umbrellas and the signage at every store. The panels are manual because Lupe’s managers want to open the patio by hand on the first warm day, which in Houston is sometime in February.

Lupe Tortilla Stone Oak in San Antonio: red and clear panels along the patio with the umbrellas and stone wall beyond
Lupe Tortilla Stone Oak in San Antonio: red and clear panels along the patio with the umbrellas and stone wall beyond

Specs

SystemManual roll-up clear panels with red borders, rope-and-pulley, about 130 units
VinylClear with Lupe red solid, flame-rated to NFPA 701
Typical store6 to 11 panels, about 500 to 800 square feet
Wind ratingManual panels are rated 45 mph deployed and tied down at this size; roll them up for anything stronger.
Warranty3 years on workmanship
Lead timeAbout 6 weeks from deposit per wave
InstallationOur own crew, grouped by city. Outlet locations only; we do not do the electrical.

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