“At the beginning it was very difficult … customers weren’t following rules,” she said. But it wasn’t easy.Īs restaurants reopened gradually last summer, customers were not eager to comply with citywide mask wearing mandates, she said. Having a clean and safe environment in place was a top priority, she said. Her staff worked overtime making sure social distance procedures were being followed, and sanitation around the restaurant was maintained. She attributes that to the size of the restaurant and the restrictions she had to implement to keep everyone safe. Salazar used the funding to bring back her employees and hire four new staff members at Te Amo and three at Barracuda She said that much of the funding went to Barracuda, which is located on Chapel Street, because it struggled more. “I get 100 percent support.”ĭuring that time, Salazar was able to secure Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding, a form of federal small businesses relief. “My customers is my motivation,” she said.
Meanwhile, dedicated customers kept ordering food and some bought gift cards that they planned never to use.
She implemented smaller shifts to keep kitchen staff safe. Salazar worked to keep 14 staff members employed even though the restaurant’s focus was more on takeout and delivery. Salazar said that even one day of unexpected closure can be “fatal:” takeout and delivery helped the restaurant stay afloat as bills, rent, and taxes piled up. Given statewide orders, she implemented a pickup and delivery model in April of 2020.
While the world shut down, she said her employees didn’t hesitate to come to work and keep the restaurant running. Ultimately, she put those plans on hold to ride out the pandemic. When the state issued shelter-in-place orders last March, Salazar was in the midst of thinking about opening a third restaurant. Salazar said the Temple Street restaurant never truly closed down-it just pivoted. “We’ve always had that from our clients.” “I wake up every day, thinking of that support,” Salazar said in a recent interview at the restaurant. The restaurant has welcomed back customers with new public safety guidelines during the Covid-19 pandemic. Restauranter Sonia Salazar has kept the business afloat while also managing Barracuda Bistro & Bar down Chapel Street. Walking down the street, the restaurant's hi-top tables and black seats are easy to spot.Ī year after reopening its doors during the pandemic, Te Amo is bouncing back. Te Amo Tequila Bar & Tacos is located on 182 Temple St., where restaurants, package stores and ice cream shops sit cozily shoulder to shoulder and pull in foot traffic. A single corner table sat open behind a Frida Khalo painting, as if it was waiting for a new arrival. Vintage Marc Anthony blared over the speakers. Customers laughed and chatted, some spilling out onto the restaurant’s outdoor seating while others remained inside. An aroma of sweet corn, chorizo and bubbly cheese drifted out onto the street. On a recent Saturday night, almost every seat at Te Amo Tequila was full. If nothing else, the first tip will ensure you have plenty of ammo to take on the limited number of enemies between the visitor's center and Lover's Peak.Sonia Salazar on Temple Street. This is all the ammo that you have a reasonable chance of missing. It's off the main path so you're likely to reach the tree (and the enemies waiting here) before realizing you passed it. Immediately before reaching 'The Great Old One' (the big tree with a sign in front of it), there's a brightly lit gazebo serving as a Safe Haven where you can find another shotgun and shotgun ammo. Take note that right after crossing the very first bridge, there's a place called "Moonshine Cave" (left-hand path) in which you can find a shotgun and other supplies.ģ. So, if you need to, fight a bunch of the Taken and then return here to stock up again before taking on the next batch.Ģ. And keep in mind that you can come back for more from any point before meeting the kidnapper. Make sure you stock up on revolver ammo in that area you fought Rusty in (In case you didn't see it, there's a bin with an unlimited supply here) before moving forward. Rest assured that no area in this episode (assuming again you're still in Episode 2) is infinite enemy respawn! Here are my tips:ġ. But if you take the time to look around for some hidden ammo and weapons, and aim well when firing!, you should be able to get by. It's perfectly understandable that you might run out of ammo here. I assume you mean you are still trying to reach Lover's Peak?
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