El Ricky owner tells council restaurant will open in about two months

Feb 23, 2026

Jose Burrito, owner of Modern Vegan Cuisine LLC (DBA El Ricky), told the Bellflower City Council that earlier cash-flow issues delayed opening but he expects to open the restaurant in about two months, and council moved and approved the consent calendar after pulling item 15D for discussion.

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At a consent-calendar hearing on Feb. 23, Jose Burrito, identified as the property and business owner of Modern Vegan Cuisine LLC (DBA El Ricky), told the Bellflower City Council that cash-flow constraints had slowed his restaurant's opening but that he expects to open “probably like two months at the most.”

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