Restaurant resurgence

By: Dave Thompson|October 29, 2024

|9 min read

Judith and Pedro Lua are shown inside the new D’Lua Taco Shop in Bettendorf. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

Ramon Rentas is an excited, happy and busy man these days.

The Muscatine, Iowa, man fulfilled a dream on Wednesday, Oct. 16, by opening up a family-run restaurant called Jibaro de Puerto Rico in his hometown.

“I love this town and wanted to bring Puerto Rican food to the people of Muscatine,” said Mr. Rentas, who moved to the eastern Iowa city from Puerto…

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