Paula Tejeda gathered friends and strangers Monday evening at Chile Lindo on 16th Street to find a piece of home and the sound of familiar chatter and music on Chile’s Independence day.
“There’s a party tonight, come and join!” longtime proprietor Tejeda said to two new customers in the shop Monday afternoon.
By evening, friends and strangers packed the cafe’s small space to eat the empanadas that have become the Chilean’s trademark – ones she once sold from a basket and now from 2943 16th Street.
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