New restaurant opens in Colorado Springs after starting as a food truck during pandemic
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and last updated 2021-02-01 20:00:29-05
COLORADO SPRINGS â While some restaurants are closing their doors for good because of the pandemic, others are opening, including a new restaurant on the city s south side called Felipe s 109.
The taco burger restaurant, located on S. Academy and Hancock Ave., opened the doors for business over the weekend. Felipe Velasquez, the owner, said there was an overwhelming presence of people .
But why open a business in the middle of a pandemic?
The business started as a food truck in May 2020. Velasquez says opening the food truck then actually helped the success of the business, and lead to being able to open a brick and mortar location.