Celebrated Denver chef Dana Rodriguez has determined to shut certainly one of her eating places.
Cantina Loca, at 2890 Zuni St., opened in January 2022 and was billed as Rodriguez’s first solo restaurant undertaking. It specialised in tacos, tequila and mezcal. As of Thursday, it’s closed. Cantina Loca is on the market with the intent to switch the lease to the customer, per a spokesperson.
In an announcement to JHB, Rodriguez cited the difficult post-pandemic local weather as the rationale for the closure.
“Whereas we began out sturdy, our visitor numbers decreased over the previous two years whereas meals bills and labor prices skyrocketed. Cantina Loca, like dozens of different Denver eating places, is an unlucky casualty of situations that have been out of our management,” she stated.
“We respect the help of our loyal visitors very a lot and look ahead to serving them at our different restaurant ideas,” she added.
The assertion means that her different eateries – Work & Class and Tremendous Mega Bien – stay open. Rodriguez has been nominated for a number of James Beard Awards associated to these eating places.
Rodriguez additionally stays the chef at Casa Bonita in Lakewood, which she helped revitalize.
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