Chef Eric Rivera, who co-founded the influential Borinquen Soul, a Puerto Rican takeout restaurant, is reopening with Puerto Rican Street Cuisine after serving seven years in jail. Despite its brief existence, Borinquen Soul significantly impacted the Bay Area's Puerto Rican culinary scene, leading many chefs, including Anthony Lamboy and Cheo Ortiz, to successful careers. Rivera's new restaurant is set for a soft opening, marking a continuation of these connections in the vibrant community of Puerto Rican cuisine in Oakland.
Almost every notable Puerto Rican restaurant or food truck that's opened in the Bay Area in the past decade has ties to that tiny convenience store kitchen.
Rivera put his business on pause for seven years: He spent most of that time in jail, awaiting trial for a crime he says he didn't commit.
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