GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Coit Avenue corridor in Grand Rapids is welcoming back a beloved Creston neighborhood restaurant today. It’s the emotional conclusion to a months-long journey for a family that said they could not have done it without the support of their neighbors.
The Oliveros family revealed the fruits of months of hard work today as they removed newspaper covering the windows of their new location at the corner of Coit Avenue and Dale Street. It’s been seven months since their restaurant La Huasteca was forced out of its place on Plainfield Avenue, 13 months since the death of their son — the new restaurant’s namesake — and just a week ahead of what would have been his 11th birthday.
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“We’re excited, we are happy. I saw my mom crying this morning, that’s how excited she is,” said Salvador Oliveros, owner of Iker’s Tacos and Iker’s father. “We are doing this to make my son proud and I’m sure he is.”
The new location was re-painted in Iker’s favorite colors, which wouldn’t have been possible without support from the Oliveros’ beloved customers, friends and community, who donated their time, money and even labor to help the family during a difficult year.