FoodWednesday, November 4
The state seized Piglatin Cocina over unpaid taxes, and its owner hopes to reopen
The Daily Colorado Springs team
If you've been meaning to try Piglatin Cocina, there's a snag. The Colorado Department of Revenue seized the restaurant at 2825 Dublin Blvd. on Fri., Oct. 30. Its second turn on Food Network's “Triple D Nation” aired that night. Guy Fieri raved while hungry locals found a locked door.
$47,500.58in back taxes, per the notice on the door
The notice posted on the restaurant's front doors lists the amount owed.
Source: The Gazette
Owner Andres Velez, a former Army cook, told The Gazette the restaurant struggled after COVID-19, especially in the last three years. He said he fell behind on sales taxes, using the money for rent, staff wages and other bills. Now he's working on funding to reopen and “start fresh.”
- State policy: a payment plan is canceled if a full monthly payment isn't on time
- Signature dish: mojo pork, rice, black beans, island sauce and maduros
- Velez on the restaurant: “my baby for the last 13 years”
Piglatin went from food truck to seizure to a reopening hope
- 2015Piglatin, then a food truck, first appears on “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.”
- Jan. 2018Piglatin opens as a restaurant on Dublin Boulevard.
- Oct. 30The state seizes the restaurant, and its “Triple D Nation” episode airs that night.
- Nov. 2Owner Andres Velez says he is working to reopen.
Sources: 98.5 KYGO, The Gazette
Signs on the doors say the restaurant is now in the state's possession.
Sources: 98.5 KYGO, The Gazette, KRDO