Popular Restaurant Closing After 20 Years In Wallingford: Report

WALLINGFORD, CT — Popular downtown restaurant Tata’s is closing its storefront location on May 19 after 20 years in business in Wallingford, according to the Record-Journal.

While the dine-in location is closing, fans of the restaurant will still be able to get its authentic Puerto Rican cuisine through its food truck, according to the Record-Journal.

The Record-Journal reports the owners decided to close the storefront and shift to catering and serving takeout from the food truck. They cited the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including rising costs and staffing issues, as factors in the decision to close the storefront, according to the Record-Journal.

Tata’s was originally located on Quinnipiac Street, in the current home of Arles and Boggs Vegan Eatery, before moving to 32 Center Street seven years ago.

Owner and chef Efrain Nieves named the restaurant Tata’s after his grandmother, according to a post on the restaurant’s website.

“Everything here is dedicated to her,” Nieves said in the post. “She had every influence on me.”

Read more at the Record-Journal here.

For more information on Tata’s catering and food truck operations, visit the restaurant’s website here.