{"id":124398,"date":"2025-01-27T16:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T16:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interior-news.com\/2025\/01\/27\/vernon-newcomers-close-to-their-goal-of-new-mexican-restaurant\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T16:27:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T16:27:00","slug":"vernon-newcomers-close-to-their-goal-of-new-mexican-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interior-news.com\/2025\/01\/27\/vernon-newcomers-close-to-their-goal-of-new-mexican-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"Vernon newcomers close to their goal of new Mexican restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If all goes well, a new Mexican restaurant is set to open in Vernon&#39;s downtown core.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vernon couple Isabel&nbsp;and C&eacute;sar Hernandez are close to their goal of an authentic Mexican restaurant in the city.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant is called Antojitos Guadalajara, which will feature Mexican-inspired street food.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed embed-youtube\" id=\"file-9285494\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"embed-item\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LoCyIeI9c00?modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>However, the couple has encountered a few troubles since purchasing a lease in downtown Vernon (30th Avenue) for their restaurant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The cost of our kitchen has been a problem,&quot; C&eacute;sar told The Morning Star. &quot;We knew it was going to be expensive but the most expensive part is the hood system.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The couple moved to the area in 2023, after escaping what C&eacute;sar called a &quot;dangerous&quot; situation in their hometown of&nbsp;Guadalajara.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We had a business in Guadalajara, but at the time it was getting very dangerous,&quot; he said. &quot;We had a young child, so we decided to move here mainly for security reasons. &quot;<\/p>\n<p>C&eacute;sar is&nbsp;studying business at Okanagan College, while Isabel is operating a cleaning service called Cleaning Lives.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Isabel and C&eacute;sar are one of the hardest working, most courteous and endearing couple I have met,&quot; said Loretta Locke, a client of Cleaning Lives.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;My house has never been this clean before, and they don&rsquo;t just do a job, they put love and passion into everything they do. Despite all the setbacks they experienced, they have never lost that positive outlook on life, that heart quality of going beyond to help, while being extremely professional and reliable.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>C&eacute;sar said that initially when moving to the city, they did not know anyone, but now they have begun to feel &quot;very comfortable.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;People have been so nice and they always come up to us&nbsp;asking when the restaurant will open,&quot; said&nbsp;C&eacute;sar. &quot;We have most of what we need, but we are still working on getting a food permit as there are a lot of requirements to make, so there has been a lot of trouble, but we still need to accomplish final construction.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The family had always wanted to do something with Mexican food in Vernon, and, after operating a small restaurant back in Guadalajara, wanted to replicate the same tastes here in the Okanagan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We thought, why not?&quot; C&eacute;sar said. &quot;In Mexico we are pretty used to street food, and there isn&#39;t something like that here with real Mexican taste.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The family is currently on a student visa, with the eventual plan to get residency.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We both have been working a lot, trying to make this dream a reality,&quot; said C&eacute;sar.&nbsp;&quot;We know this will be a good service for the city, and people are willing and waiting for us to open.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>To donate to the family, visit their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/antojitos-guadalajara-support-a-restaurant-coming-to-vernon?attribution_id=sl:1f828595-8d35-4e89-864b-a2cfbceb09a5&amp;utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link\">GoFundMe<\/a>&nbsp;(search for&nbsp;Antojitos Guadalajara).<\/p>\n<p>If interested in their cleaning service, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleaninglives.com\/\">cleaninglives.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C\u00e9sar and Isabel moved to Vernon 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