CLAREMORE, Okla. — Claremore’s Taco Tico will remain open after receiving a deal from a buyer that will help keep the restaurant’s doors open.
“I hadn’t slept very well in probably three weeks,” said Claremore’s Taco Tico franchise owner Jon Ellis. “I haven’t really slept a lot. I found myself sleeping, if I’m lucky, two hours at night. When I wake up, the first thing I’m thinking about is the store and thinking about what I’ve got to do and how I’m going to do this.”
Ellis launched a GoFundMe to try and save the restaurant. He even got approved for a loan to buy the Taco Tico building he’s worked at for over 40 years, but the down payment remained out of reach…