Hunan restaurant in Mexico City, known for its luxury Chinese food, was where Emilio Lozoya dined in 2021, sparking a scandal by violating his house arrest. This dinner, featuring a 1,485-peso Peking duck, led to his preventive prison. The venue offers dishes priced from 350 to 1,485 pesos.
Hunan is part of Grupo Hunan, established in 1993 in Mexico City to provide high-end culinary experiences. The branch in Lomas de Chapultepec, visited by Lozoya, features spacious salons, elegant wooden decor, and outdoor areas with plants. In 2021, Emilio Lozoya, extradited from Spain and charged with money laundering, bribery, and improper exercise of public service, dined there despite being under house arrest with an electronic bracelet.
On September 10, 2021, Lozoya was due to appear for a moral damage lawsuit filed by journalist Lourdes Mendoza but claimed house arrest. Mendoza shared photos of the dinner, showing Lozoya in a semicircular booth with a white tablecloth and decorative plants. "On September 10 he had to appear for the moral damage lawsuit I filed against him and he did not, arguing house arrest," Mendoza wrote on social media.
The images, revealing the Peking duck as the main dish, caused a scandal that ended with a ruling of justified preventive prison on November 3, 2021. Lozoya remained in Reclusorio Norte until 2024, when he transitioned to house trial.
Hunan’s menu includes appetizers like marinated pork ribs for 575 pesos and spring rolls for 395 pesos. Main dishes range from pork slices in Hunan sauce for 485 pesos, shrimp sautéed with garlic and ginger for 765 pesos, to Peking duck for 1,485 pesos. Desserts such as coconut flan cost 250 pesos. Drinks range from 55 pesos for tea to 14,585 pesos for a glass of Louis XIII cognac. The average spend per person, including appetizer, main course, drink, and dessert, ranges from 1,320 to 2,900 pesos.
