Andrade’s Cafe, taking over the space abruptly left by Olive by the Bay on the peninsula, knows it is facing an uphill battle.
The aforementioned Olives—which had a partial investment from the owner of the property, former Downey mayor Rick Rodriquez—and the much-missed Vibes—which brought to the Peninsula its first sense of something that could work before it quietly shut down during the pandemic—both failed to remain longtime businesses.
But owners Jorge and Nancy Andrade are hoping their first venture into restaurant ownership not only proves fruitful but that a return to basics—listening to the surrounding community, first and foremost—will be the ultimate key to a place that, in the words of Jorge, has knowingly been “cursed.”
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