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Article: PERUVIAN ADVENTURE.(FLAVOR)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- May 19, 1996
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Byline: BROWN H. CARPENTER, STAFF WRITER
DURING THE week, the dinner customers at the Village Grill greet the restaurant owner as ``Frank'' when they order a sandwich and beer, then head for the pool tables in the far corner.
It has been that way for years at the Grill, an uncomplicated eatery and nightspot in the Village Square shopping center in Chesapeake. The clientele has always been local.
Until about a year ago.
Now, on weekends, many of the customers greet the owner as ``Francisco'' and speak English with a Spanish accent. Make that a Latin American accent.
The diners sit near the door at tables decorated with ...