
The stores had Spanish tile on the front of the counters, and lots of wood accents. The Salsa Bar was in full swing. Those didn't last long, as they lost a ton of money.

Original production line.

Uniforms.

Cleaning the production line, after closing.













Boss, Tony, at the tomato dicer. Tony's folks were from Ecuador, and he was a first-generation American. He put store #1235 on the map, by hiring and retaining good young people, even as the store's volume shot up to nearly unmanageable levels.

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