With me being the chef-owner, you're gonna get a lot of Mexican influences with the food, and it's something that I wasn't willing to budge on.


We didn't want to have our restaurant defined as a cuisine. We wanted it to be a great space with great food, and when you vocally talk about it, it almost doesn't make sense. But when you go and experience it, it all just kind of comes together.


In Minneapolis, if you don't have a good burger, you're dead in the water.


One of the reasons that I cook is because it reminds me of home. And it's one of the ways to kind of transport myself back home. I think as immigrants, that's one of the main visceral ways to be reminded of home.


I don't want to surround myself with people that aren't like-minded or that are going to waste my time or my staff’s time. If I feel like you won't be a good fit personally, I don't care where you've worked. We just won't hire you. We just hire people based on attitude and demeanor.