DRACUT — If you’ve never tried a coxinha, prepare your taste buds for a flavor explosion.
Coxinha is a popular Brazilian dish, consisting of fried dough traditionally filled with chicken. But at the Mini Bites Factory, there’s a variety of flavors to choose from, whether it’s chicken, sausage, four cheese or a dessert flavor like caramel.
On Feb. 19, the fourth Mini Bites in the local chain opened its new location at 1274 Lakeview Ave. Other locations include Everett, Framingham and Waterbury, Conn.
The Dracut location will serve as the company’s home base, where all coxinhas will be prepared, frozen and then sent to the other locations. The location will also handle catering for businesses large and small.
Owner and President Bruno Almeida opened the first Mini Bites location in 2017 with his business partner, Claudio Sena. The Dracut location has been over a year in the making for the partners, having signed the lease on the former Smoke and Cape space in July 2020. The new location first opened in December but a grand opening was not held until February.
In the time it took to open the Dracut location, Almeida said he already has his sights set on a fifth Mini Bites Factory in Peabody.
“I want to eventually have 10,” Almeida said. “Then I can start to think about franchising. You have to have a strong brand that people can trust.”
Mini Bites Factory’s Dracut location is mainly for pickup and delivery, however, there will be a couple of tables inside.
