Tejas first opened in October 1987 in the Conservatory in downtown Minneapolis. In December 1994, the restaurant moved to its current location in Edina’s popular 50th and France shopping district.

       Throughout Tejas’ fourteen-year history, the innovative, full flavored Southwestern cuisine prepared by Co-owner and Executive Chef Mark Haugen has earned the restaurant both a steady stream of satisfied guests and waves of critical acclaim from food experts nationwide. In fact, Tejas was included in Esquire magazine’s annual listing of "America’s Best New Restaurants" in 1988, as well as named the Twin Cities' Best Southwestern Restaurant by the Zagat Survey.

       Tejas is operated by the umbrella organization Cuisine Concepts.