Ortega’s Mini Mart is closed
“Why haven’t you written about Ortega’s Mini Mart being closed?” asked a Fat City reader. “It was my favorite breakfast spot in the city.”
Until today, I hadn’t heard the news that Frank and Mary Ortega had closed the combination market and cafe at 2646 Belleview, although the Kansas City Hispanic News published an advertisement last June stating that the Ortegas were retiring and that “the building and restaurant were for sale.” Restaurateur Arturo Cabral of El Patron restaurant told Fat City that his mother lives next to the Ortegas: “There is an illness in the family, and they could no longer operate the restaurant.” The restaurant no longer has a working phone number.
