{"id":361258,"date":"2026-07-04T19:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T19:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/361258\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T19:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T19:29:09","slug":"struggling-plano-restaurant-saved-by-daughters-tiktok-appeal-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/361258\/","title":{"rendered":"Struggling Plano Restaurant Saved By Daughter\u2019s TikTok Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Plano Mexican restaurant that was on the verge of shutting down last month is now drawing crowds after the owner\u2019s teenage daughter posted a social media appeal that went viral.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sazon De Loa, located at 3421 Renner Road in Plano, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/news\/plano-mexican-restaurant-packed-after-owners-15-year-old-daughter-makes-viral-plea\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:owned;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;owned&quot;}\" class=\"link \">owned<\/a> by chef Rafael De Loa. His 15-year-old daughter, Leslie De Loa, turned to TikTok with a direct request for customers to support the family business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMy family\u2019s business needs help,\u201d Leslie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@day_withleslie\/video\/7651330652654013726\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:said;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;said&quot;}\" class=\"link \">said<\/a> in the video. \u201cWe do have a small business here in Plano, Texas, but we\u2019re not getting any attraction at all. I\u2019m here to see if we can get any attraction. My dad has worked very, very hard. \u2026 So please come enjoy some food, some tequila, some Mexican cuisine, and we\u2019ll be here waiting for you all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The message gained traction after TikTok user \u201cBucky Wild Child,\u201d who has more than 110,000 followers, visited the restaurant and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@buckywildchild\/video\/7656614234985450766?q=bucky%20wild%20child&amp;t=1783082925247\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:shared;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;shared&quot;}\" class=\"link \">shared<\/a> the experience online. Foot traffic surged in the days that followed.<\/p>\n<p>Customers Respond<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">By Thursday lunch, the dining room was full, with patrons<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/news\/plano-mexican-restaurant-packed-after-owners-15-year-old-daughter-makes-viral-plea\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:saying;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;saying&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> saying<\/a> they made the trip specifically because of the viral post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI saw the TikTok and said OK let\u2019s go. We\u2019ve been craving a date night for a while,\u201d customer Jhazmin Martinez said, per Fox 4 KDFW.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI think it was pretty delicious,\u201d customer Jesus Martinez said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Others said the size of the crowd caught them off guard, but it did not deter them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cPretty busy. I was definitely like surprised,\u201d customer Diego Osorio said. \u201cI expected there to be some people. Like, oh, maybe he got to a few people. But when we walked in, I was like, dude, this is crazy. It\u2019s gonna take longer than an hour, but it\u2019ll be all right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Customer C.J. Nelson said the wait was worth it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYeah, it\u2019s a good problem for them to have. I don\u2019t mind for good food waiting a little bit longer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Owner Reacts<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Leslie De Loa said she was moved by the reaction to her post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s just amazing how people watch social media and take their time off the day to come visit us and try some of our food,\u201d she said, Fox 4 reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Her father described the shift as overwhelming after nearly two years of struggling to attract steady business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cSince we lack business, I have no waiters who want to work for no tips. But now, they surprise me, and you know the video I mentioned the word miracle. So, miracle to us. I mean, we\u2019ve been here almost two years, and we\u2019ve never got a good place, had this kind of business, never,\u201d Rafael De Loa said, per Fox 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m happy, and I\u2019m tired, but it\u2019s OK. I\u2019m trying hard. I\u2019m trying hard every day. I\u2019m working not 24. I\u2019m working 30 hours a day trying to keep up now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rafael De Loa said the restaurant now needs additional staff to handle the demand and is actively hiring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rafael and Leslie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sharonjeanettewrighthall\/video\/7657031578622741773?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:made;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;made&quot;}\" class=\"link \">made<\/a> another video on Father\u2019s Day, thanking the public for their help and support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cLeslie\u2019s here, and we both want to give you thanks. Big hug and thank you so much,\u201d Rafael said. \u201cKeep in touch, and please keep coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Plano Mexican restaurant that was on the verge of shutting down last month is now drawing crowds&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":361259,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[128222,128286,2871,160,162,161,128223,128221,6622],"class_list":["post-361258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-plano","tag-leslie-de-loa","tag-leslie-de-loa-screenshot","tag-mexican-restaurant","tag-plano","tag-plano-headlines","tag-plano-news","tag-rafael-de-loa","tag-sazon-de-loa","tag-tiktok"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}