Case Study: Nixta Taqueria achieves growth through data-driven operations with Square

How Nixta Taqueria Overcame Challenges and Became One of America’s Best Restaurants

Nixta Taqueria, the Austin restaurant co-founded by Sara Mardanbigi and Chef Edgar Rico, grew quickly but faced major setbacks, including a long buildout, the pandemic shutdown, and a later city closure for code upgrades. As a busy, first-time business, it needed Square’s restaurant tools to keep checkout fast and operations simple, while also handling scheduling, payroll, inventory, and customer data.

Square helped Nixta implement Square Restaurant POS and Square Point of Sale to support online ordering, mobile payments, tip sharing, and offsite pop-ups. The result was faster payroll processing, easier team management, seamless payment acceptance anywhere, and better data-driven decisions that helped Nixta increase profits, reinvest in equipment, and continue growing into one of America’s best restaurants.

Nixta Taqueria

Sara Mardanbigi

Co-owner