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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - On Saturday, radical lined up extracurricular of On a Roll Sushi Mexican Japanese Bar in Downtown Fresno, not conscionable for the nutrient but to conscionable caller proprietor Itati Lopez, a social media star from Bakersfield with millions of followers.
"I came retired successful hopes to conscionable and get a representation with her and besides to effort retired the sushi that I've heard is ace good," said Jessica Contreras, who waited successful enactment for an hour.
Others came to amusement their emotion and excitement.
"I’m present to enactment Itati and to enactment the Latino community," said Brian Lozano. "I've been pursuing her since 2018 erstwhile she started societal media."
On a Roll Sushi had its brushed opening successful November and has been unfastened since. For Lopez, owning a edifice is portion of her entrepreneurial journey, a imagination she has had since she was 18, though it has not been easy.
"At the beginning, it's hard to beryllium astatine a array afloat of men and it's hard for them to look astatine you and inquire arsenic a woman, 'Can you bash this?' Yes, I can," said Lopez. "I ended up creating a skincare and quality line by myself connected my own, 1 that is mine. And present I'm getting into the concern of restaurants, which is truthful overmuch fun.”
Lopez celebrated with family, friends, and unrecorded euphony by Nueva Leyenda, portion customers enjoyed drinks and sushi.
"You tin expect truthful galore things that you tin virtually take from, we person earthy sushi, baked sushi," said Lopez. "Our apical celebrated appetizers being the 'heart attack' my idiosyncratic favorite."
One lawsuit successful enactment precocious moved to Fresno and has been pursuing Lopez connected societal media for a while.
"She's precise hard-working, inspiring, you know, she I cognize she started disconnected with doing TikTok's and stuff, but she has her ain amusement present successful her restaurant, truthful it's inspiring arsenic a pistillate to spot idiosyncratic other grow," said Briana Lopez.
Management promises large nutrient and a bully ambiance for luncheon oregon dinner.
"I deliberation it’s precise unsocial due to the fact that it’s a household place," said Rosa Guillen, manager of On The Roll Sushi. "My household is each together, including Itati and her husband. We marque a large team, we’re similar a family. Come effort our nutrient and we’ll dainty you similar you’re astatine home."
If you are hoping to drawback much of TikTok prima Itati Lopez you can visit her connected tour as she brings her podcast to beingness alongside her mom Doña Silvia.
