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ANAHEIM, Calif. - Surveillance cameras captured a man’s rant at employees over a taco special at a Mexican restaurant. KNSD reported that a customer thought a sign outside Palapas Tacos in Anaheim, California, said fish tacos were $1.99 daily. He missed the words at the top of the banner that read, “Especial de Viernes.” The words mean “Friday special” in English. Multiple signs list daily specials, which are advertised with the day of the week in Spanish. Palapas Tacos owner Juan Del Rio said the man was upset because he was charged full price for the fish tacos. He ordered...

Owner of Mexican restaurant 'Illegal Pete's' won't change name 'offensive to immigrants' because it memorializes his father who died of cancer A Mexican restaurant owner says he won't change the name of his establishment some community members find offensive to illegal immigrants. The restaurant in Denver, Colorado has been named Illegal Pete's for many years and owner Pete Turner says the name wasn't meant to offend and was named after his rambunctious father with whom he shared a name.

JAMUL – Sheriff's deputies are investigating a suspicious fire at a Mexican restaurant as a hate crime. Mariachi's Mexican Bar and Grill on Campo Road near Aurora Vista Drive sustained about $10,000 in damage after it was doused with gasoline and set ablaze late Monday night, sheriff's Lt. Edna Ito said. The arsonist broke a window just before midnight and spray-painted profanities about Mexicans on the front and side walls in red paint, Ito said. Authorities are asking anyone with information about the fire to call the sheriff's bomb and arson unit at (619) 956-4980 or (858) 565-5200.

<p>State officials are investigating whether additional Beaver County restaurants may be involved in the growing hepatitis A outbreak and are urging restaurants in three counties to beef up sanitation efforts and report any workers ill with flu-like symptoms.</p> <p>The number of people confirmed to have contracted hepatitis A after visiting or working at the Chi-Chi's Mexican Restaurant in the Beaver Valley Mall rose to 130 Thursday. Four of the victims are employees, according to the state health department.</p>