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A family-owned Mexican restaurant in Lakeview received an unexpected gift of $15,000 on Christmas Eve to help them keep their doors open. It s weaved itself into the community, said longtime customer Chris Essman. Nice to see they re still hanging on.
The walls are filled with pictures of sports teams they sponsor, and longtime customers who have been supporting the place as best they can during the pandemic. We ve been trying to support it as best we can, but you can only do so much as an individual, said customer Chris Nellis.
With COVID-19 restrictions, the restaurant is limited to pickup orders. Business is down about 50 percent. Owner Pete Weiss has been doing whatever he can to keep his employees on the payroll.