Posted 4/03/2008 05:22:00 PM by Douglas

Beloved Mexican restaurant falls to yuppies and their quest for downtown lofts.

The Guadalajara, opened 40 years ago by Chavez and her husband, Heraclio, is set to be razed in August to make way for upscale housing that has steadily transformed Washington Avenue's gritty streetscape in the past 10 years.

Already a neighboring auto body shop has been leveled. Across the street, a $3 million apartment project nears completion. Elsewhere on Washington, the venerable Pig Stand diner stands empty and a wine bar has opened. Efforts to find a new, affordable home for the Guadalajara have failed.

I have no clue why they sold out. If they were that beloved, they would have held out. But what yuppies want, yuppies get. Here's the best part:

Then, as the packed dining room falls into a silent taco-fueled reverie, the door opens and in walks the future — a near-middle-aged Anglo woman in stylish attire.

She approaches the counter, then inquires: "Do you use lard in your tortillas?"

"Yes," Rodriguez nods, and the would-be customer falls silent, then backs away.

Eat the lard, yuppie scum! Stop destroying America.