La Palma Family Mexican Restaurant, a Seattle spot that has been open since 1976, was close to a decision about whether to keep going or close, and then the owner’s granddaughter posted a video asking for help. By the weekend, KOMO News reported on Nov. 2, 2026, the parking lot was full when the doors opened at noon.
The granddaughter, Loren Jewett, posted to the restaurant’s Instagram and TikTok on Oct. 30. By the next day, the Instagram post had more than 26,000 likes, several thousand shares and hundreds of comments.
Fifty years, a family and a last location
According to KOMO, La Palma sits near Ballard in Seattle and has been in the family for 50 years. Pedro Perez Estrella and his wife took over the business from a former partner in 1976 and renamed it, a nod to a store his father owned in Mexico. The restaurant has long been known for its Mexican cuisine and, to many regulars, for Seattle’s best and biggest margarita.
It is also the last of its kind. KOMO said five other La Palma locations once existed, and Jewett put it plainly: “This is it.”…