Hussong's Cantina - Reno

Established in 1892, Johan Hussong departed Forsham, Germany in 1880 and headed for New York. Johan decided that 10 years of big city were about all he cared for and proceeded a southerly direction to a sleepy fishing village called Ensenada. Johan soon became John and in May 1892 he opened a little restaurant, “John Hussong’s Agency and Diligence” Known to Southern Californians as a sort of “rite of passage,” many have made the trip 50 miles south of Tijuana to have authentic Mexican food and the best of tequila and cervezas. Except for some paint, a little neon, and of course the now famous stickers on the front window, not much has changed during the past 116 years. The modern world has only minimally caught up since 1974 when John’s name came off the façade; becoming simply “Hussong’s Cantina.” Hussong’s is famous for inventing the margarita back in October of 1941, by bartender Don Carlos.