Apologizing for 'a dick move' on 7th Street

Early Saturday morning, a surveillance camera spotted three men walking off with Titi's signage outside the quick-serve spot at 130 E. Seventh St., just west of Avenue A. 

Team Titi's was understandably not happy, and they posted the footage on Instagram, asking their 36,000-plus followers to help track down the sign. 

Per the post: 

Please help us find our custom sign. Posting this on our feed so ya'll can share and help us locate/identify these fools. These dudes are mad corny and need to do better. Custom signs cost a ton of money and are necessary to get our name and brand out there. This has a larger impact than they think. 

The outreach apparently worked. 

Sunday night at 11, the camera picked up someone — dressed inconspicuously for a nightime stroll on Seventh Street in a hoodie, sunglasses and a homemade ski mask — returning the sign.

EVG reader Drew Heffron pointed out the returned sign included a Post-it note: "So sorry. It was a dick move."

Titi's NYC Inspired Empanadas expanded here from Williamsburg, debuting back in June.

Titi’s Empanadas opens today (Friday the 13th!) on 7th Street

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy

Titi's NYC Inspired Empanadas is expanding from Williamsburg to the East Village (first reported here), opening its new outpost today (yes, Friday the 13th) at 130 E. Seventh St., just west of Avenue A. 

"People asked me, are you really opening on Friday the 13th? Why? 'Hey, I gotta pay the rent,'" joked co-owner Jesus Villalobos (below right with co-owner Nate Ramm).

Villalobos and Ramm are bringing their popular lineup of Latin-inspired empanadas to the new outpost, which will be open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Friday and Saturday until 4 a.m. There was a friends-and-family test run last night...

The new shop will feature a rotating "empanada of the week" — a limited-run of 100 special-edition empanadas with creative fillings, such as fish-cheek crab curry and a fried eggplant, broccoli rabe, and beef combo.

"We want to be part of the community," said Ramm. Villalobos added that they aim to "pay homage and represent the Latino flavors that are the New York we grew up in."

A walk-up window will offer grab-and-go coffee and snacks. Beer and wine are coming soon. 

And while patacones fans may be out of luck for now — they're only available at sister restaurant Cachapas Y Mas. Villalobos and Ramm offered to have a patacones empanada as a special of the week if I showed up to help. (Will keep EVG readers apprised if that comes to fruition!)