WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – A popular Mexican restaurant in Wichita’s Delano neighborhood is changing owners after more than 20 years. Ruben Acosta is moving on from Ruben’s Mexican Grill, the business he’s built over 27 years.
“I’m going to miss coming to this building every day, arriving at 10 o’clock and going home at 10 in the evening, nonstop, Monday to Saturday,” Acosta said. “I’m never going to say I’m tired, because I love my business.”
Acosta said he started thinking about an end to his career after he was critically injured in a 2017 shooting at his restaurant. Acosta faced a long recovery and the effects from what happened nearly eight years ago linger. Though limited, he still managed to serve and visit with customers, support his employees during shifts and process payments at his restaurant…