Daniel Figueredo

we had an incredible responsibility to uphold the integrity of the food and the quality of the experience and the brand in an environment that i felt needed it you know little havana being little havana i felt that we were just kind of the right fit for the community and and it was it was a really beautiful time up until joe carollo you know won his election and that fateful i would say it was just it was i believe it was november 22nd my memory serves me correct when

we had an incredible responsibility to uphold the integrity of the food and the quality of the experience and the brand in an environment that i felt needed it you know little havana being little havana i felt that we were just kind of the right fit for the community and and it was it was a really beautiful time up until joe carollo you know won his election and that fateful i would say it was just it was i believe it was november 22nd my memory serves me correct when

We all learned that Joe Carollo was going to be the commissioner. And honestly, if I can be totally transparent, I don't give a shit about politics. I didn't give a shit whether it's going to be Joe Carollo or Alfie Leon at the time. I was just like, I just wanted to sell sandwiches. That really was my only focus. And I had no idea that, you know,

We all learned that Joe Carollo was going to be the commissioner. And honestly, if I can be totally transparent, I don't give a shit about politics. I didn't give a shit whether it's going to be Joe Carollo or Alfie Leon at the time. I was just like, I just wanted to sell sandwiches. That really was my only focus. And I had no idea that, you know,

the the level of evil that we were going to be facing with that fateful Tuesday or Thursday, whatever it was, when we were bombarded by police and and fire and code enforcement inspectors and what have you to attempt to close us down because they felt that we were running an illegal operation.

the the level of evil that we were going to be facing with that fateful Tuesday or Thursday, whatever it was, when we were bombarded by police and and fire and code enforcement inspectors and what have you to attempt to close us down because they felt that we were running an illegal operation.

Yeah, and I think it's important that I preface this, is that I'm not in politics.

Yeah, and I think it's important that I preface this, is that I'm not in politics.

I've never been in politics, and so I always felt that there is a formality, and I felt that I wanted to extend the olive branch and really introduce myself, so I took it upon myself to go see Joe Carollo, and I sat down with him very early on, and I really wanted to understand why was he trying to pick a fight, and I thought we were in a bridge-building situation,

I've never been in politics, and so I always felt that there is a formality, and I felt that I wanted to extend the olive branch and really introduce myself, so I took it upon myself to go see Joe Carollo, and I sat down with him very early on, and I really wanted to understand why was he trying to pick a fight, and I thought we were in a bridge-building situation,

um economy right we wanted to help our fellow entrepreneurs and and and build relationships in our community and and here he was taking a sledgehammer and destroying an honest family and honestly not i thought something was going to come from it and it just perpetually became worse That's interesting.

um economy right we wanted to help our fellow entrepreneurs and and and build relationships in our community and and here he was taking a sledgehammer and destroying an honest family and honestly not i thought something was going to come from it and it just perpetually became worse That's interesting.

I don't care if it was Adam or Paul or Brian or Jamie Ringo. You represent at the end of the day, you are an elected official whose principal job is to promote and encourage. your constituents and your base. And you don't go in there with a wrecking ball and a torch and charcoal and light the whole place on fire for a personal vendetta, right?

I don't care if it was Adam or Paul or Brian or Jamie Ringo. You represent at the end of the day, you are an elected official whose principal job is to promote and encourage. your constituents and your base. And you don't go in there with a wrecking ball and a torch and charcoal and light the whole place on fire for a personal vendetta, right?

I think we're all grown men and there are going to be many people that are going to agree or disagree with me. But at the end of the day, my job is to do what's right by my community.

I think we're all grown men and there are going to be many people that are going to agree or disagree with me. But at the end of the day, my job is to do what's right by my community.

They're nearly they're nearly nearly bankrupted me. So, you know, we spent a considerable amount of money on the on the on the build out. And obviously everything that goes along with it, you know, the architectural, the building, the you know, the establishment, the food, the employees, everything.

They're nearly they're nearly nearly bankrupted me. So, you know, we spent a considerable amount of money on the on the on the build out. And obviously everything that goes along with it, you know, the architectural, the building, the you know, the establishment, the food, the employees, everything.

And to have the rug pulled from underneath you was, it was a very sharp moment in our existence as a brand and as a family. So here I have two young kids, they're one and two. And we're just obviously, Rose and I were very successful in our academic careers. And so we didn't have to do this. I didn't have to do that for like 12 bucks an hour, right, at the time.

And to have the rug pulled from underneath you was, it was a very sharp moment in our existence as a brand and as a family. So here I have two young kids, they're one and two. And we're just obviously, Rose and I were very successful in our academic careers. And so we didn't have to do this. I didn't have to do that for like 12 bucks an hour, right, at the time.