Casa Ramos restaurants closed without explanation
Joanne Williams calls her son and daughter to tell them their plans to meet for dinner Wednesday evening at Casa Ramos on East Avenue were off, after finding a “closed temporarily” sign on the door following apparent raids earlier in the day.
Both Casa Ramos restaurants in Chico and 12 others in Northern California were closed Wednesday with no explanation to customers.
The Mexican restaurant has 14 Northern California locations. The two Chico locations are on Fair Street at East Park Avenue, and on East Avenue near The Esplanade. There are also Casa Ramos restaurants in Willows, Corning, Red Bluff and Redding. The chain is based in Yreka and stretches south to Sacramento.
A sign on the East Avenue restaurant’s door said “Closed Temporarily.” A signed on the Fair Street location just said “Closed” in English and Spanish.
The Redding Record Searchlight reported that a Department of Justice operation targeted the entire restaurant chain, but the local police department had no idea why, and the state DOJ didn’t return phone calls.
https://www.chicoer.com/2018/09/19/casa-ramos-restaurants-closed-without-explanation/