Universal City residents might soon be smelling smoke. Frank’s Pollo Asado Los Norteños is opening a new restaurant in the San Antonio suburb, taking over the former home of Rapid Fired Pizza at 121 Pat Booker Rd.Many San Antonians will no doubt be familiar with mini-chain’s achiote-rubbed gril led Northern Mexican chicken, but they might not fully recognize the name. The brand is to be confused with the nationally recognized Pollos Asados Los Norteños, using the same recipes, branding, and cartoon mascot.Frank (yes, that Frank) and Mayela Garcia started the latter as a fundraiser for a new church in Nueva Rosita, Coahuila, before branching out to a food truck. The chicken and the addictive green sauce served alongside became so popular that the couple opened a brick-and-mortar nearby at 4642 Rigsby Ave.After the couple split, Mayela kept the original location, and Frank got a second outpost on Walzem Road, adding his name to the sign. While there are nuances with kitchen expertise, they have near-identical menus down to the Salchi burger with grilled sausage and ham. The main difference is that the original version carries ramen and a few extra desserts, like chocolate king cake.Back in Universal City, Frank announced the new location on social media, drawing over 200 excited comments and counting. So far, there’s no estimated opening date, but the restaurant did say it would have a liquor license.Once open, the restaurants’ neighbors likely have to worry about air quality. The original’s struggles with excessive smoke, which caused a citywide debate and a temporary closure in 2017, have been corrected with modern ventilation systems, and neither of Frank’s two locations has had similar problems. Now, most of the mesquite scent is confined to the parking lot — a feature, not a bug. ...read more read less