Olvera Street's historic Cielito Lindo restaurant closes temporarily amid theft and financial struggles
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Angela Osorio
Summary
Historic Olvera Street businesses, including the iconic Cielito Lindo restaurant, are struggling to survive due to employee theft, electrical issues, low foot traffic, and plummeting sales. The nearly century-old Mexican American restaurant temporarily closed on May 12 after discovering employees were skimming up to $600 per shift. These challenges reflect broader difficulties facing long-standing businesses on Olvera Street, a historic Los Angeles landmark, as they fall behind on rent and grapple with declining visitor numbers.
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· 3 pulledEmployees appeared to be skimming cash from the nearly century-old Mexican American restaurant, an icon that's welcomed visitors to Olvera Street for decades.
As much as $600 per shift was being taken at the restaurant, company records showed.
Without a staff, and also faced with electrical issues, Robertson and two cousins decided to temporarily close the restaurant's doors on May 12.
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