{"id":26,"date":"2026-07-13T16:28:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-10-09T15:43:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T20:43:03","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/en\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"26\" class=\"elementor elementor-26\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-370cb23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"370cb23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2f3a4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2f3a4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1980\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c298481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c298481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mariel Boat Lift<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a5b7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76a5b7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>126 thousand Cuban\u2019s abandon the communist island in a massive exodus. The <strong>Vilari\u00f1o family<\/strong> were among the fortunate to make it through the turbulent stretch and reach the land of the free. After years of hardship the family was determined to make the American dream come true.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472b2f7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"472b2f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Frame-170.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1062\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ab4c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27ab4c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebe62cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebe62cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41fbf19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"41fbf19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1984\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b421f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b421f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our First Restaurant<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6311061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6311061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1984 Antonio, his wife Nilda and five daughters bought their first restaurant, Las Vegas in Hollywood. 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9562322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"9562322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom 1986 until today\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bccea13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bccea13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The mexican Hot Spot<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb077c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cb077c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After opening our first Las Vegas Cuban Cuisine restaurants and sharing the authentic flavors of Cuban cuisine, we saw an opportunity to also embrace the growing popularity of Mexican food. In 1987, we created Vilas Mexican &amp; Cuban Cuisine, offering our guests the best of both culinary traditions in one place. Since then, we have remained committed to serving delicious, authentic food and creating memorable experiences for every guest who walks through our doors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f294ae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f294ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/our-story-6.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2724\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f980ca0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f980ca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/our-story-7.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2725\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-02899b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"02899b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8bdb33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8bdb33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gallery<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6ea9f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6ea9f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our history captured in media<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5191c e-con-full collage-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b5191c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdf04d9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fdf04d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1552\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1502\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-1.jpg 1552w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-1-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-1-1024x496.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-1-768x372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo-1-1536x744.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1552px) 100vw, 1552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e5a69b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e5a69b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Article-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1492\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Article-1.jpg 752w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Article-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Article-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e8d36e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e8d36e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/our-story-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1487\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/our-story-1.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/our-story-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/our-story-1-1024x668.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/our-story-1-768x501.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7346df1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7346df1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Image-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1489\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Image-1-1.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Image-1-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Image-1-1-1024x668.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Image-1-1-768x501.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2357378 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2357378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Image-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1488\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Image-2-1.jpg 752w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Image-2-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Image-2-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-687c7f1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"687c7f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Image-3-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1501\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Image-3-1.jpg 752w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Image-3-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Image-3-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba5b61a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba5b61a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Image-4-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1506\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Image-4-1.jpg 752w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Image-4-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Image-4-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8758853 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8758853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Article-our-story-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1491\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Article-our-story-1.jpg 752w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Article-our-story-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Article-our-story-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5028d9a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5028d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1552\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Article-Text-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1490\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Article-Text-1.jpg 1552w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Article-Text-1-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Article-Text-1-1024x496.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vilasrestaurant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Article-Text-1-768x372.jpg 768w, 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