{"id":28350,"date":"2025-10-29T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/28350\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T09:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:00:26","slug":"chandos-tacos-makes-a-return-to-sacramento-despite-owners-legal-troubles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/28350\/","title":{"rendered":"Chando\u2019s Tacos makes a return to Sacramento despite owner\u2019s legal troubles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(FOX40.COM) \u2014\u00a0\u201cChando\u2019s Tacos\u201d posted a video on Facebook announcing the reopening of the business on Nov. 1, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/791434690392186\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">video <\/a>from the owner, Lisandro Madrigal, saying, \u201cThis time we come back stronger than ever.\u201d<br \/>\u2022 Video above: Food banks and groceries brace for SNAP pause <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Five days later of the reopening, on Nov. 6, Madrigal is expected to be back in court for a trial readiness conference since he pleaded not guilty to two felony domestic abuse charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Chando\u2019s officials announced it\u2019s set to reopen its Arden and Power Inn location in Sacramento on Saturday. This comes after they announced a \u201ctemporary\u2019 closure back in July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/temporary-closed-chando-tacos-close-205935203.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:FOX40 previously reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FOX40 previously reported <\/a>that Chando\u2019s Tacos announced the temporary closures of its restaurants on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMvpIhxPliw\/?igsh=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA%3D%3D&amp;img_index=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u00a0its social media;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u00a0its social media<\/a> this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Monday, Chando\u2019s officials posted on Facebook that \u201csometimes you have to take a step back to move forward\u201d and shared the following statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/kamala-harris-making-her-way-215728019.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kamala Harris making her way to Golden1 Center in 2026;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Kamala Harris making her way to Golden1 Center in 2026 <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe\u2019ve worked hard to bring you better flavor, better service, and the same Chando\u2019s love you\u2019ve always known,\u201d Chando\u2019s officials said. \u201cSacramento, we heard you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Madrigal said the reason the restaurants had to close their doors was due to circumstances that were out of their control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, just two days after abruptly closing down Chando\u2019s all over Sacramento, Madrigal appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to two felony domestic abuse charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sacramento Superior Court documents, filed on March 26, 2024, showed that on count one, Lisandro Madrigal allegedly caused injury resulting in a traumatic condition to a woman. On the second count, it is alleged that Madrigal personally inflicted serious bodily injury to the woman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Madrigal will be in court in the morning on Nov. 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When customers go to Chando\u2019s website, they\u2019ll see a countdown with a message of \u201cSacramento, we\u2019ve missed you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/fox40.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/10\/image_81f1bb.png\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"&lt;em&gt;Chando\u2019s &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/chandostacos.com\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNt6ZFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFMcURZam1YeVdXQTQ3WTNjAR6nqDYmxJxj6ABNCF8LRLMNi4zrNuVCQlVMo_NvN_w_Aj1Y5fzswmsocQ6RLQ_aem_m37DQRtc-Qs7C2Awi6rPhA&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; data-ylk=&quot;slk:website;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas&quot; class=&quot;link &quot;&gt;website&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/em&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"898\" height=\"321\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1a2a18b44a123dd45849761fe0692bd8.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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