SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - “I could cry right now, but I’m gonna hold it in,” Sione Maumalanga said.
The owner of Ono’s Hawaiian Grill gets emotional when describing the feeling of opening his restaurant in downtown Shreveport.
“To be honest with everything going on with downtown, we are blessed to be here. With 50 bringing production into town and just with the overall support of the community we could not ask for anything better.”
Two new businesses are officially open on Texas Street. Ono’s Hawaiian Grill and Cooper’s Corner both hosted a special ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday (Aug. 28).
Cooper’s Corner is a newly rehabilitated historic office building and Ono’s Hawaiin Grill is a new restaurant inside Art Space.
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City leaders are excited about the new businesses in town.
“I have already eaten at Ono’s, and I can tell you the food is fantastic. I’ll probably be here more as a lunch customer just because I end up with commitments at night, but I’m looking forward to coming over here once a week or so,” Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux said.
Dozens of people attended the ribbon cutting ceremonies. It’s a moment Maumalanga says felt surreal.
“It was 8 years of running a food truck and learning and learning then meeting the right mentors on the way.”
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