Sean Wight: A Downtown Visionary (home, restaurants, money)

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I wish Mr Wight success in his newest venture. Downtown Augusta needs more people like him.

Wight has helped turn downtown Augusta into a dining destination for guests who appreciate fresh, regionally grown ingredients, meticulous service and exceptionally prepared dishes.

“We are now getting ready to invest a substantial amount of money into the corner of 12th and Ellis,” Wight said, smiling. “I sincerely believe it will transform this entire area. You have to have a little vision to see it, but I think it will be a great location for the new restaurant.”

So, what exactly is Wight planning to do with the corner of 12th and Ellis streets?

“It will kind of be a hybrid of traditional Mexican-style tacos and torta sandwiches with some classics, but it will have some Americanized versions of a few things,” Wight said. “We actually don’t have a name for the restaurant yet, but we have the concept down. The basic idea of it is everything will be made from scratch, including our tortillas. We will be hand-making our tortillas and our chips every day.”

Menus filled with dishes made from scratch with the regional ingredients and some specialty heirloom products from southern producers such as Anson Mills from Columbia, S.C., has been the focus of all of Wight’s restaurants in Augusta.

“Basically, we will be doing everything in-house like we do at all of our other places,” Wight said. “We will grind our own masa and, right now, we are in talks with Anson Mills out of Columbia to develop our masa blend.”

Sean Wight: A Downtown Visionary - Metro SpiritMetro Spirit

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Sean is good people. He's hit a home run every time, so let's hope this one is no different.