Guayaba Latin Grill & Bar is an exquisite and tasteful blend of Latin food in a very colorful and lively casual setting. The menu is meticulously orchestrated with Caribbean, Central and South American dishes, without excluding your traditional Mexican sizzling fajitas grilled to perfection. The ambiance is attractively energetic and fun. With an art-gallery-like presence, the restaurant is filled with a creative energy and forethought to artistic taste. The focal point of the Guayaba name comes from the guava fruit, which is very common throughout Latin America. The word Guayaba means different things to different people depending on their country of origin. In some places it means to have power, or to be telling a lie or simply to be kidding around. Ironically, In all it’s meanings the word is very universal but at the same time unique to the place of origin. As the fruit, guayabas come in different shapes, sizes and color. The most common are small and round with green or yellow skin and white or pink meat. They are always very sweet and juicy, but can also be sour and hard. They grow in the wild as well as in orchards.

Naming the restaurant was a creative process. It meant coming up with a name that is universal, yet exotic and unique. It had to be a single word. And it had to be visually appealing as well as audibly attractive. The word guayaba has it all. It is universal to everyone in Latin America because everyone has grown up with it or has experienced it at some point or another. It is unique because depending on the region of Latin America it takes on different meanings. Even the fruit itself is unique based on where it grows or is cultivated. And it takes on an exotic appeal because of this uniqueness and where it comes from. Not to mention that it becomes a truly exotic commodity once imported to places where it doesn’t grow at all, like the United States.

Finally, there is a bit of bias on the side of the owners for choosing the name of the restaurant. They are lovers of the fruit. They come from diverse cultural backgrounds where guayabas are a common fruit enjoyed after a meal or simply as a snack. Or as the kids would have it, climb on the first guayaba tree you find and have your fill.

So, there you have it. Guayaba Latin Grill and Bar is a true combination of cultures, people and the diverse meanings of the word guayaba. Simply put, it is a universal fruit that evokes very eccentric and unique meanings and emotions, as much as it takes on new meanings and emotions for those who are experiencing it for the first time.

Guayaba Latin Grill & Bar, unique to Katy, universal to the world, and exotic to our customers. Welcome to Guayaba Latin Grill & Bar!