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Customers pack Seattle restaurant facing closure after social media post calls for help
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Key Points:
- A viral social media plea by Loren Jewett to save her grandparents' La Palma Family Mexican Restaurant in Seattle led to a packed house within 24 hours and a busy weekend, highlighting strong community support.
- La Palma, a family-owned restaurant near Ballard established in 1976 by Loren's grandparents Pedro Perez Estrella and his wife, has been a staple for Mexican cuisine and known for Seattle's largest margarita.
- Rising costs and thinning profit margins threatened the restaurant's survival, with only one remaining location after others closed, prompting Jewett to return to help and use social media to attract customers.
- The Instagram and TikTok posts garnered over 26,000 likes and thousands of shares, significantly boosting patronage and renewing hope for the restaurant's future.
- Perez Estrella, who immigrated from Mexico in the 1970s, expressed gratitude for the community's support, emphasizing the restaurant's role in his American Dream and the family's legacy.
