A Family Tradition Since 1946 Talita Arroyo, a native of Brownsville, Texas, met Sergeant Tony Neno Prince while he was stationed there in1944. While attending a USO dance, Tony spotted the most beautiful Mexican girl in a festive red dress. One look and he knew she would be his wife. In 1968, Talita and Tony decided that the world was ready for Talita’s authentic Brownsville-style Tex-Mex cuisine. Foods from Talita’s own ‘Cocina Mexicana’ (Mexican kitchen) this adventure was the beginning of something new and wonderful. Talita’s has grown from humble beginnings to become a Columbus landmark. Each day until her retirement, you’d find the real and spirited Talita Arroyo-Prince and her children running the show at her area restaurants.