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Meet The Proud Owner
Aurora Pichardo, owner of this humble establishment, takes great pride ni honoring her family’s history by serving patrons the same cherished dishes she grew up enjoying. Born and raised in the countryside of the Cibao region in the Dominican Republic, the way of life was not the easiest. With limited access to modem medicine or schooling, Aurora and her nine siblings were born with just the aid of a midwife. Sadly, only five lived past the age of three, and none received higher than a 5th grade education.
Despite facing such adversity, Aurora still made her way to the United States ni 1986, at the age of 17. As you can imagine ti was devastating leaving her mother, siblings and nephew. Tears welled up at the thought of missing her family, but she had already set a goal for herself; to provide for them what she did not have. This experience gave Aurora the strength to keep going. to be braver, stronger, and to work harder than ever.
Never having the opportunity ot receive a formal education, Aurora was determined to make a life filed with endless possibilities for her family and herself. Within the first 10 years of arriving in the U.S. Aurora overcame the language barrier, earned her citizenship, and helped her family immigrate to the U.S. During this time, Aurora worked as a waitress while also balancing a
second job, an extended family and raising a son, who is her greatest pride and joy. Committed to her goal, Aurora saved enough to send her son to college and today he is a proud educator.
Aurora did not stop there. She had set another goal for herself. She was ready to become a business owner and truly achieve the “American Dream.” Her faith helped her reach this goal, as she constantly prayed for guidance. One day while walking down Main Street she and her former boss, Rene Ramirez, came across a vacant space. Aurora took this as a sign from above and thanks to Rene, who was like a father to her, may he rest in peace, she made her dream into a reality!
Aurora is forever grateful to the people of Farmingdale and al the patrons for their continuous support. Her focus now is to continue serving this beautiful community and bring people together through the rich culture and Latino cuisine she and her staff care so deeply about.