Miami authorities are demanding that a mural of the PR flag be repainted at La Placita restaurant

Chef José Mendín, one of the owners of the restaurant La Placita in Miami, Florida, assured through social networks that the authorities of that city re-notified him that they were using the mural of the Puerto Rican flag in the said place. state.

“Here we go again. The city of Miami and the MiMo district in the middle of the pandemic have nothing better to do than tell us again after all we’ve been through to remove our flag. This is ridiculous. Maybe MiMo isn’t doing that. Knows deserves my flag here. Tired of being attacked for code compliance. We won’t give up that easily, but this is just stupid, “Mendín wrote on the Internet alongside a photo of the document.

The act Julián Gil, who also owns the restaurant, said through his stories on Instagram that the act by the authorities is abusive and that the mural will not be erased.

The dispute over the island’s flag started in 2018 when the place opened. In January 2020, however, after years of disputes and communication, city commissioners voted for the said mural to remain as it is.

Miami authorities are demanding that a mural of the PR flag be repainted at La Placita restaurant