This little fast food drive-thru joint, owned by Felipe Velasquez, started out in May 2020 as a food truck. Its specialties — Mexican-inflected fast food classics — include loaded fries,
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.
Against all odds: Colorado Springs Man opens restaurant amid pandemic, days after having second child
Felipe s 109, a new-mex restaurant, just opened in southern Colorado Springs.
It’s been a whirlwind two months for the restaurant s owner, Felipe Velasquez, who said he got the keys to the building just this past December.
Felipe s 109 started as a food truck. Six months in, after receiving a great response from the community, Velasquez said he decided to expand.
But the timing could not be more challenging.
On top of opening amid a pandemic, Velasquez said his wife just came home from the hospital on Friday after giving birth to their second child.