For years, Isabel Garcia Luna served Downtown Iowa City customers through a window inside a small truck in the Pedestrian Mall called Luna’s Tacos. On Jan. 19, she stood in a familiar position but in a different place — still serving tacos and Mexican cuisine in Iowa City but from inside a brick-and-mortar restaurant on 127 E. Washington St.
The day of their soft opening, customers slowly trickled in and out of the restaurant, and Luna talked to each one of them from across the counter as she dished them food. The narrow storefront, once home to a Subway, now features the aroma of her cooking, a cozy couch Luna is proud of, and excited to have her own comfortable seating with a variety of seating and plants.
Connor Jenkins, co-owner of Kindred Coffee, has been a longtime customer of Luna’s, even coming to support her on the day of her soft opening and bringing his family with him…