WE'RE OPEN: Abuela's Tacos, Los Antojos still serving authentic Mexican meals

Despite losing at least 60% of income to COVID-19, Abuela's Tacos and Los Antojos are still serving authentic Mexican meals in Las Vegas

LOCAL BUSINESSES STAYING OPENTO SERVE THE COMMUNITY..AND AS 13 ACTION NEWS ANCHORROSS DIMATTEI FOUND OUT..IT'S NOT HARD TO FIND A TASTYTACO HERE IN THE VALLEY..EVEN DURING A PANDEMIC..ROSS LL INTRO: "WHEN I SAYTACOS, THERE ARE SO MANY GREATOPTIONS HERE IN THE VALLEY.BUT TONIGHT, WE'RE TAKING YOUINSIDE TWO SHOPS THAT AREGETTING CREATIVE TO GET MORECUSTOMERS IN THE DOOR." PKG:SOT: 12:24:30-:37 EVERYTHING'SFRESH.EVERYTHING'S HAND- MADE.THE TORTILLAS ARE HAND-MADE.IT'S LITERALLY GRANDMA'SKITCHEN.LIKE YOU COME IN AND IT'S LIKEYOUR GRANDMA MAKING YOUR FOODFOR YOU.FITTING FOR A TACO SHOP NAMEDABUELAS -- SERVING UPAUTHENTIC MEXICAN FLAVORINSPIRED BY OWNER LESLIEVALDES' GRANDMOTHER.WITH A FEW FIERY TWISTS -- LIKETHIS HOT CHEETO TACO.SOT: 12:22:09-:19 THEY CRUNCHHOT CHEETOS INTO MASA AND MAKEIT FRESH.THEY MAKE A FRESH TORTILLA OUTOF CHEETOS, YEAH IT'S CRAZY.AND THEN THEY SPRINKLE IT ONTOP OF THE TACOS SOT:12:22:21-:23 YEAH SUPERPOPULAR.IT'S A NEW MILLENIUM HAHA.BUT THE HOT CHEETOS TACOS ALONEAREN'T ENOUGH TO KEEP ABUELA'SAFLOAT DURING THESE TOUGHTIMES.BUSINESS IS DOWN 60-70 PERCENTSINCE THE OUTBREAK OF THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC -- WHICH LEDLESLIE TO LAY OFF SOME OF HEREMPLOYEES SOT: 12:23:57-:04UNEMPLOYMENT IS SUPER BEHINDAND SO I DID LAY SOME OF THEMOFF, AND THEN THEY TOLD ME,'LESLIE, I'M NOT GETTINGUNEMPLOYMENT.'

SO I SAID,'FORGET IT, JUST COME BACK.'AND FORCED HER TO START DOINGDELIVERIES FOR THE FIRST TIME.SOT: 12:22:35-:39 THAT'S THEONLY WAY WE'RE KEEPING OURDOORS OPEN, HONESTLY, ISDELIVERIES.NOW -- SHE'S HOPING THECOMMUNITY CAN RETURN THE FAVOR-- BY SUPPORTING SMALLEAT, SUPPORT US.WE NEED THE HELP, I FEEL, ALITTLE BIT MORE THAN THE BIGBEEN SERVING UP AUTHENTICMEXICAN FOOD IN THE VALLEY FOR25 YEARS -- BUT BUSINESS ISDOWN THERE AT LEAST 6O PERCENTFOR THIS.SO, NONETHELESS, WE ARE STILLTRYING TO MAKE SURE THIS PLACENOW THE PLAN IS TO STICK TOTHEIR SCRATCH RECIPES -- WHILECONTINUING TO SERVE THECOMMUNITY.SOT: 12:38:16-:22 JUST TRYINGTO DO THE BEST YOU CAN AT THISPOINT AND I'M SURE WE WILL GETTHROUGH THIS TOGETHER.ROSS LL TAG: "LOS ABUELOS ISOPEN FROM 11AM TO 5PM EVERYDAY,ADLIBS TOSS TO LEAHTUESDAY WILL BRING A COOL-DOWNWITH VALLEY HIGHS IN THE UPPER60S/LOWER 70SWITH SUNSHINE.HIGHS SHOULD BE IN THE UPPER