Saul Moya’s restaurant, El Puerto Mexican Restaurant, serves the same size crowds as it did two years ago. But his revenue still has slipped.
From Moya’s perspective, local residents are still choosing to eat out on occasion, but they’re being more thrifty with their cash.
“Business has come down about 20 percent,” said Moya, who has owned the restaurant in Fox Lake for seven years. “When the people come to eat, they eat the less expensive dishes.”
Moya’s business, like much of the Hispanic community in Chicago’s suburbs, has been hit hard by the economic recession that has continued since late 2007. READ FULL STORY
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