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The signs reflect the new arrangement between Casa Sanchez and Ayutla (formerly La Posta). Under the agreement Ayutla will operate out of Casa Sanchez\u2019s kitchen. Photo Ramsey El-Qare<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

La Posta Restaurant was evicted from its previous location by the construction of new condos, but Casa Sanchez has opened its doors, inviting La Posta into the restaurant and the family.<\/p>\n

The restaurant opened June 15, a month later than originally planned. There will be an official grand opening on a Sunday yet to be announced.<\/p>\n

Joey Sanchez, ex-husband of Marta Sanchez, is in charge of the new light fixtures in Casa Sanchez. What used to be florescent lighting is now remodeled with mood-setting, dimming lights.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s totally like night and day,\u201d Joey said, referring to the remodeling. \u201cYou\u2019ll be amazed.\u201d<\/p>\n

La Posta\u2019s original menu will now be featured, but the famous Casa Sanchez chips and salsa will remain. The sign will read \u201cCasa Sanchez\u201d and \u201cAyutla,\u201d because the name \u201cLa Posta\u201d was registered by another business.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have a great kitchen,\u201d said Marta Sanchez, who initiated the merger. \u201cAyutla has a five-page menu\u2014all the meats, all the fishes, all the soups, all the breakfast\u2014everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marta Sanchez attended grade school with Martha Banuelos, who ran La Posta for the last 35 years. When Sanchez heard about La Posta closing down, she reached out to Banuelos because her restaurant was also struggling.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just kept realizing what a perfect match we were,\u201d Sanchez said. \u201cWhat we lacked, they had. What they lacked, we had: they\u2019re a family business, we\u2019re a family business; we have homies in our family, they have homies; we have OG\u2019s they have OG\u2019s; we have grandmas, they have grandmas\u2014so we made it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Casa Sanchez is family owned and family run and has been since it first opened in the \u201870s. Sanchez said she remembered having to go to the restaurant to work after school.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d have to stand on milk cartons and ring up the register, not knowing what I was doing,\u201d Sanchez said. \u201cBut it kept me out of trouble, so now we\u2019re glad that we did it. We\u2019re keeping the same tradition with my grandson.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sanchez\u2019s mother,\u00a0 Martha Sanchez, and her late husband Robert Sanchez Jr., were the ones who first started the restaurant.
\nSince the passing of Marta Sanchez, the family has worked to recreate the image of a family business.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen my mom was here, the restaurant was losing money but we had it open for her anyway, and we didn\u2019t really mind because she was here,\u201d Sanchez said. \u201cThe family would always come here instead of visit her home\u2014this is kind of our living room.\u201d<\/p>\n

After her mom passed, the family wasn\u2019t sure what to do with the restaurant, so they started bringing in bands to help make money. The music includes traditional salsa, Cuban music and a whole lot of punk rock.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Punks] bring in a lot of business,\u201d Sanchez said. \u201cWho would have thought that punk rockers were the best tippers? But they are. Straight up: one beer, $1; 30 beers, $30\u2014you know, in tips. And they\u2019re really nice, and they clean up after themselves, so it works for me cause I\u2019m an \u2018O.P.\u2019 [Original Punk].\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMidget Mike,\u201d who gained notoriety on the \u201cJackass\u201d films and television series, has a punk rock band that plays there on occasion.
\nSanchez said that when Midget Mike was taking a shot of tequila there, he \u201csnorted some salt and squeezed lime in his eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n

The people who come in to see the bands have to pay a cover price at the door, which ranges anywhere from $3 to $9 depending on the band, but those who just come to eat won\u2019t have to pay it.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody that plays here has something about them that\u2019s special, which is again, part of our philosophy in keeping in touch with the Mission and just being very grassroots,\u201d Sanchez said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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