Hi Everybody
When i was in Sosua early March i noticed that the old La Roca restaurant was undergoing restoration.
Has it now opened as something new and improved?
Still closed and when and if it will open again as a restaurant is anyone's guess.
When John left, the people that ran the restaurant closed for an extended period for remodeling, than opened as a pseudo Argentine steak house. The customers had found other restaurants and after a time the place closed. Without paying the employees their severance pay. Most had quite a bit coming since they had been there quite a while.
The employees made a complaint to the Dept of Labor, which definitely frowns on such practices. Until the ex-employees are paid what is coming to them, the place can't open.
As you said, there has been some remodeling going on, for what reason, I don't know. It seems to be more puttering than serious renovation.
In any case the place is closed as a restaurant and may still be closed on your next visit. There is a For Sale sign on the building.
Should it sell the owners would limited as to what they could. It is designated as an historical building
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La Roca is a good example of a restaurant that was popular because of who was running it.