‘Tacos La Jefa will remain open’: Community rallies behind St. Louis taco shop that faced potential closure [Video]

“Thank you so much for your support. Thank you so much for thinking about us. We just make food with love with a passion,” said co-owner Andrea Amezcua.

ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis taco shop is moving in the right direction after facing a potential closure.

Tacos La Jefa in Dutchtown shared their financial struggles on social media and St. Louis showed up.

Co-owner Andrea Amezcua said the business began with her mom, Heriberta Amezcua.

“It was her dream, it was always to provide the community real Mexican food, the good one,” she shared.

Tacos La Jefa, meaning boss girl tacos, is a nod to the matriarch.

“We always call my mom ‘La Jefa’ because she’s the boss in the house,” Amezcua noted.

Their mom started the business in their backyard in 2020 and they’ve slowly made their way to Dutchtown inside Urban Eats.

Caya Aufiero, with the Neighborhood Innovation Center, shared, “We created …

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