Northeast Fresno Bobby Salazar's franchise rebrands to Mama Iguana's

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Bobby Salazar's franchise has rebranded, cutting ties with its namesake arsenic Fresno businessman Bobby Salazar continues his ineligible battle.

The determination connected Champlain and Perrin successful northeast Fresno is present "Mama Iguana's," operating nether the aforesaid ownership arsenic before: the Riofrio family.

"We opened successful November 2001. We've been present for implicit 24 years. We don't program to spell anyplace anytime soon. We conscionable person a sanction alteration and we're present to service the community," Mama Iguana's owner, Suzie Riofrio said. "Mama Iguana's conscionable had a ringing to it. Let's spell to Mama's."

Riofrio says the alteration has brought immoderate occupation with sanction recognition, starring to little sales, particularly connected nutrient transportation apps, but they reassure customers that not overmuch has changed.

"We person the aforesaid large unit and room unit with high-quality, home-cooked food," Riofrio stated.

Mama Iguana's announced the rebrand successful September and officially parted ways successful November.

"We changed the sanction owed to a communal statement to terminate our franchise with Bobby Salazar's Mexican Restaurant," Riofrio explained.

In the meantime, Bobby Salazar has been the halfway of a transgression suit since August, accused of hiring a section motorcycle pack person past twelvemonth to torch 1 of his namesake restaurants connected Blackstone successful cardinal Fresno.

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He received implicit $900,000 successful security wealth pursuing that fire.

We caught up with him up of his presumption proceeding successful September.

"Bobby, bash you person thing to accidental astir the accusations?" I asked Salazar.

"I'm innocent," Salazar answered.

Salazar has pleaded not blameworthy to 2 arson-related felonies and firearms charges aft investigators discovered respective firearms astatine his home, including 4 with serial numbers removed and 1 shade gun.

Bobby Salazar remains retired of jailhouse connected bond.

He's scheduled backmost successful tribunal toward the extremity of adjacent month.

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