Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
Updated 5/11 here
Today marks two months that Downtown Bakery at 69 First Ave. has been dark.
On Feb. 21, as we first reported, the DOH closed the delicious and affordable quick-serve Mexican restaurant for operating with an expired health permit. (Updated.)
Last evening, I ran into the management, who said the license had expired, and it was challenging to cut through red tape to get a new one. They want people to understand it was an expired license, not food- or hygiene-related issues.
The good news: They plan to reopen here between Fourth Street and Fifth Street in two to three weeks and have decided to use the downtime to renovate the small space, including installing a new floor...
And they say the menu, with some of the best breakfast burritos (not to mention tamales!) around, will remain the same...