A heartfelt social media video is bringing new attention to a longtime Silver Spring restaurant after a granddaughter gave herself 60 days to help save her grandmother’s business before heading back to college.
The video begins outside La Posada, located at 8545 Piney Branch Rd. in Silver Spring, where the granddaughter introduces viewers to her grandmother, a single mother of three and grandmother of five who has spent the last 20 years running the Salvadoran and Mexican restaurant largely on her own.
She explains that the restaurant was once packed with customers who came for the pupusas, tacos, and homemade meals, but over the years business slowed. According to the granddaughter, it wasn’t because the food changed, but because people simply forgot about the restaurant.
Determined to help, she says her goal is simple… to make the restaurant busy again. She also makes it clear that her grandmother never asked her to create the video. Instead, she wanted to surprise her after everything her grandmother has done for their family.
The video has struck a chord online. In just about two days, it has been shared more than 1,000 times across Instagram and TikTok, with thousands of people commenting, tagging friends, and promising to stop by and support the family-owned restaurant.
Whether the viral attention translates into lasting business remains to be seen, but for now, La Posada is receiving the kind of exposure many small businesses can only hope for.
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