Following much more than a few decades in Tallahassee, La Fiesta Mexican Cafe will serve its final consumers Saturday evening.
“This might be the hardest matter I have at any time experienced to compose publicly,” examine a Fb publish created by the eatery’s longtime homeowners, Jana and Pedro Hernandez. “After serving the greatest Mexican food items in Tallahassee since 1989, we are completely ready to stage away and near the doors permanently to La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant.”
Jana and Pedro wrote that the eatery’s conclude is not because of to labor shortages or inflation, but relatively their want to retire and “see what lifetime has to offer you outside the house the restaurant organization,” the write-up browse, introducing that they are “fatigued” and ready to choose “a effectively-acquired crack.”
La Fiesta, 2329 Apalachee Parkway, is the most recent Tallahassee staple cafe to close due to the fact of the retirement of the house owners.
In October, Cabo’s Island Grill and Bar owner Mike Ferrara introduced the beloved eatery would be closing following a “great operate” of much more than 30 a long time. In late November, Jim and Milt’s Bar B-Q shut its doorways when longtime operator, Mike Flury, sought to slow down and officially retire.
A few months before, the entrepreneurs of Carlos’ Cuban Grill, Carlos and Anne Pla, closed the eatery they ran for over two decades and retired.
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La Fiesta is upcoming-doorway neighbors to the vacant making that was the moment house to a further Tallahassee establishment, Barnaby’s Household Inn.
“We are so exceptionally grateful to you for eating with us around the decades, and for supplying us the privilege of viewing your families increase up, and becoming equipped to know you on a own level,” read through a Fb publish from the couple behind La Fiesta. “Thank you for all the birthdays, weddings, initially dates, engagements, baby showers, and other special moments that you shared with us.”
Ginger Jackson, who has been heading to La Fiesta when a 7 days for 16 many years, states the restaurant is the “go-to” position to celebrate birthdays, promotions and retirements in her family.
“The employees has seen my kids expand up and constantly treats us like family,” Jackson, 45, told the Democrat. “They’re genuinely special individuals there. I am happy for them but unfortunate for us.”
Jennifer Gunter, 49, stated she has been having at La Fiesta due to the fact the early 1990s.
“It is a Tallahassee staple,” she claimed while in line to pay for a food she just ate at the eatery. “You will find so much background and it implies so significantly to a ton of people today.”
A lot more than 600 men and women have commented on La Fiesta’s closing announcement with perfectly wishes for the couple as very well as their favored reminiscences of the restaurant.
The store’s closing working day open up will be Saturday, said Owner Pedro Hernandez. He declined to remark more on the closure of the restaurant and his retirement strategies.
“Make sure you appear see us in advance of we go, even if it is to just pop in and say ‘Hola’,” the article study. “The appreciate and motivation that you confirmed my La Fiesta household around the past (30) years is too much to handle to even believe about. I’ll for good glance back on my reminiscences of the cafe with great fondness, and I hope you do way too.”
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