Francisca Rios went to her household’s Compton restaurant on Monday to water the out of doors potted vegetation, as regular.
That’s when she seen one was lacking.
She referred to as her daughter and son-in-law, Danny Castellon, prompting the couple to verify the video from their newly put in safety cameras.
The footage exhibits a person driving a automobile with a damaged windshield into the parking zone of Las Islas Marias at 8:31 p.m. Sunday, throughout enterprise hours.
The driving force will get out of the automobile, opens the rear door and, with out attempting to hide his id, walks as much as the restaurant. When he returns, he’s carrying a potted palm tree.
He then sticks the plant in his again seat and drives away.
Castellon chuckled on the incident and posted the video on the restaurant’s Instagram with the caption, “Who’s Tio?”
On a extra severe notice, Castellon instructed The Instances he posted the video in hopes of monitoring down the person and speaking to him.
“I’d need to say one thing like, ‘Hey, man, should you ever want something, simply attempt to attain out to us first, perhaps we can provide you a few bucks — or, should you’re hungry, meals,” he stated.
The Compton restaurant is considered one of 5 places owned by Castellon’s spouse’s household. The primary, owned and operated by his father-in-law for greater than 40 years, is on San Pedro Avenue in Los Angeles.
Castellon and his spouse’s dad and mom are from Nayarit, a coastal state in Mexico recognized for its seashores, jungles, fishing villages and the Sierra Madre mountains.
With the information of seafood handed down by their households, the couple knew they wished to personal their very own restaurant. With the assistance of Castellon’s father-in-law, the couple bought their constructing on Rosecrans Avenue 9 years in the past.
At first, the constructing was in decay.
“The earlier house owners didn’t present the constructing any love,” Castellon stated.
It took the household a 12 months to restore and renovate the house and make it a “good and family-oriented” place the place the neighborhood might sit down and revel in mariscos or empanadas de camarón.
“It’s been a real blessing since we opened up, and all of the laborious work has been slowly paying off,” Castellon stated.
He remembers planting the palm tree earlier than it bloomed, to “add greenery across the constructing to make it look welcoming.”
Castellon stated they’re at all times seeking to assist or give again to the neighborhood. The restaurant hosts basic automobile exhibits in the summertime and for the final three years has hosted a toy drive for native kids.
When he confirmed his workers the safety footage, a number of stated they’d seen the motive force earlier than — searching for bottles, cans or something he might salvage.
The household says anybody in want is welcome to return in for a meal. Simply go away the vegetation alone.
