After a kitchen fire forced Chuy’s Restaurant on Rosedale Highway to shut down for nearly two months, the popular spot reopened today, bringing employees back to work after weeks without regular paychecks.
General manager Drew LaSala said he tried to keep the restaurant operating after the fire on Aug. 18, but the business was forced to close Aug. 25 because of regulations. The restaurant was closed for seven weeks.
Jose Luis Lopez, who has worked at Chuy’s on Rosedale Highway for the past 18 years, said the closure was difficult but manageable. Asked what he did while the restaurant was closed, Lopez said, “Little things around the house. The kids, their school. And just waiting until we opened again.”…