After losing business in riots, Minneapolis restaurant owner's van stolen outside home

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After losing business in riots, Minneapolis restaurant owner's van stolen outside home

 Minneapolis business owner Ruhel Islam is trying to remain positive through challenging times.

The Bangladeshi immigrant watched his restaurant, Gandhi Mahal, go up in flames during the rioting and unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd.

A social media post from Islam and his daughter in the aftermath grabbed attention far and wide when he wrote, "let my building burn. Justice needs to be served."

As he attempts to rebuild the now demolished site on East Lake Street - turning it into a community gathering space and garden - he quickly set up a scaled back restaurant less than two miles away. Curry in a Hurry is open for takeout, delivery, catering, and the summer patio season. 

https://www.fox9.com/news/after-losing-business-in-riots-minneapolis-restaurant-owners-van-stolen-outside-home

He is a much better person than I. Hopefully the van will be found.

[geardaddy]

1. Gandhi Mahal was a great place

Not just for the food, but the owner was very involved with the community and was a great proponent of organic and local food. We got to tour their basement garden, where they grew some of the vegetables under grow lights and used the veggies in their food.

He also had a back room where we attended several seminars about gardening and plant ecology.

I'm glad he's rebuilding. I'm sad that he's had such bad luck.