About Us

RUTH DOMINGUEZ, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, CAME FROM MEXICO CITY IN 1984. LIKE A LOT OF US SHE CAME LOOKING FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM. SHE STARTED WORKING AT HER BROTHER'S (ADAM) RESTAURANT EL TACO DE MEXICO (LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA BY THE L.A. COLISEUM). IN 1994 THEY HAD TO CLOSE THE RESTAURANT BECAUSE OF GANG ACTIVITY AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. FROM 1994 UNTIL 2000 SHE RAN A CATERING TRUCK BUSINESS. RIGHT FROM THE BEGINING SHE STARTED TO OFFER "COMIDA CORRIDA" THIS IS A HOMEMADE MEAL THAT INCLUDES RICE OR SOUP, BEANS, FRUIT DRINK, TORTILLAS AND, A MAIN DISH. CUSTOMERS WERE VERY HAPPY BECAUSE HER FOOD REMINDED THEM OF THE FOOD THEIR MOM USED TO MAKE.

IN 2000 HER TWO SON'S AGREED NOT TO LET HER WORK ANYMORE, IT WAS TIME TO RETIRE. FROM 2000 UNTIL 2005 SHE DEDICATED HER TIME TO HER GRANDCHILDREN, HER TWO SONS, EDUCATION AND HER RELIGION. IN MAY OF 2005 SHE CAME TO GRANTS PASS TO RETIRE, BUT AFTER A FEW DAYS SHE FELT SHE NEEDED A JOB (BECAUSE SHE WAS BORED). RUTH TOLD HER SON ALAN SHE WANTED TO APPLY AT SOME OF THELOCAL MEXICAN RESTAURANTS. HER BROTHER MIGUEL WHO HAD MOVE TO GRANTS PASS 10 YEARSAGO, AND WAS WELL KNOWN IN THE COMMUNITY STARTED TO INQUIRED ABOUT RUTH WORKING AT THE LOCAL MEXICAN RESTAURANTS, AND HE WAS TOLD THEY MAINLY HIRE MEN FOR THE COOKING POSITION BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY LIFTING. FEELING SAD FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND A JOB IN WHAT SHE REALLY LIKED, SHE TOLD HER SON ALAN, WHO IMMEDIATELY SAID LET'S OPEN A SMALL RESTAURANT. THEY FOUND THE PERFECT LOCATION AT 6TH & M ST WHERE A THAI FOOD RESTAURANT HAD OPEN 1 YEAR BEFORE. THE OWNERS COULDN'T KEEP UP WITH IT BECAUSE THEY HAD ANOTHER LOCATION IN CENTRAL POINT.

THE NEXT STEP WAS TO FIND A NAME FOR THE RESTAURANT, AFTER LOOKING AT THE MEXICAN RESTAURANT SECTION IN THE PHONE BOOK, THEY AGREED ON SOMETHING SIMPLE AND STRAIGHT TO THE POINT "TACOS BURRITOS AND MORE". ON JULY 1ST THEY OPENED FOR BUSINESS AND LITTLE BY LITTLEPEOPLE FROM GRANTS PASS GOT HOOKED ON HER COOKING. VERY SIMPLE HOME MADE MEXICAN FOOD. AS HER MOTTO SAYS, "NUESTRA COMIDA MEXICANA ES MEXICANA", (OUR MEXICAN FOOD, IS MEXICAN).ONE OF HER DISTRIBUTORS OFFERED TO BRING EVERYTHING ALREADY MADE LIKE GUACAMOLE, SALSA EVEN CHILES RELLENOS, HER ANSWER WAS, "I MAKE EVERYTHING FROM SCRATCH." THIS IS HOW SHE WAS ABLE TO OFFER REAL MEXICAN HOME STYLE MEALS.

IN JANUARY 2007, THE BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET BECAME AVAILABLE, AND IMMEDIATELY SHE DECIDED THAT WILL BE THE NEW PLACE FOR HER RESTAURANT. ON JUNE 18, 2007 MI CIUDAD TITA'S MEXICAN KITCHEN OPEN IT'S DOORS, THANKS TO THE COLOR USE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING EVERYBODY KNEW THAT WAS THE NEW PLACE FOR TITA (BRIGHT ORANGE COLOR).

RECENTLY, WE DECIDED TO OPEN THE RESTAURANT AS A LATIN DANCE CLUB ON SATURDAY NIGHTS AND FOR LATIN KARAOKE EVERY FRIDAY EVENING AND IT HAS BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS. WE ALSO OFFER LATIN DANCE CLASSES.