Amador County – Tambien Mexican Kitchen in Jackson is closing its doors until next February, when its owners say they will open up a bakery similar to another location in Amador City.

Matt Andrae, co-owner of Andrae’s Bakery in Amador City, opened Tambien (which literally translates to “also”) in March 2009 after seeing a market for “affordable, authentic food.” 21 months later, Andrae says they will convert Tambien into a shop similar to his immensely popular bakery. The shop will be “geared toward lunch versus the bakery, including some of the Tambien menu favorites, salsas and grab-and-go sandwiches.”

Andrae says the reasons for the change are many.

“They are supposed to take out the bridge in (downtown) Amador City in May and that is going to impact traffic and access for at least five months,” he said. He also sees it as an opportunity to target customers in Jackson and “across the bridge” in Calaveras County. Finally, he said he and his wife feel comfortable doing what they do best: creating high quality baked goods.

“We basically wanted to consolidate the concept,” he said.

He said they are still working on an overall model, name and opening date for the new location. He expects it to be called “Andrae’s Café” or “Andrae’s Bakery.” The location should be open sometime in February.

Andrae also wanted to squelch rumors that the Amador City location will not be closing.

Andrae’s Bakery features handcrafted bread, baked goods, sandwiches, beer, fine wine, cheese and charcuterie. Its extended holiday hours are Wednesday to Sunday, 8 am to 4 pm.

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