Eric Engstrom

"We're going to go ahead with the bland sign they wanted us to go with in the first place," said Dos Banditos owner Eric Engstrom.Engstrom does not plan to appeal the decision.

Engstrom would also drop a petition he started aimed at stopping the opening of franchise stores — such as the Beach Hut Deli — in the historic downtown, he said.

Engstrom, who joined Dos Banditos last year as a consultant and eventually took over ownership of the restaurant, is excited over the new plan.He said the sushi idea is really catching on in Mexican resort areas."It's a fairly new concept," he said.

Enter stage left, Dos Banditos owner Eric Engstrom and his lawyer, Kipp Wardell.
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Engstrom, if you recall, is the same restaurateur who pitched a tent in a parking lot at the top of Broad Street to sell tacos.He also asked for a sign, complete with a cactus - an idea that was rejected by the planning commission Thursday, partly because it was too big.
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Gee, thanks, Engstrom, Wardell, the petition signers and some audience members must have been thinking.

"I have a problem with a franchise deli coming to the historic district," said Eric Engstrom, owner of Dos Banditos, who is leading the opposition and presented a petition signed by 150 business owners.Engstrom also complained about being misled that the deli was a franchise, not "Smitty's Deli."

People come to Nevada City to get away from franchises," Dos Banditos owner Eric Engstrom told the Sacramento Bee in Sunday's edition."What next, Starbucks?"

Engstrom, by the way, also operates a taco stand up on Broad Street and is asking the city for a larger sign.

The Smiths are naturally disappointed.

The applicant is Eric Engstrom, owner of Dos Banditos.

Engstrom is the same person who said he has collected 100 signatures to protest the opening of a franchise restaurant, Beach Hut Deli, on Union Street in the downtown because "preservation of (the) historic district is 'essential to the economic and cultural life of the city.'

The tent is a reincarnation of hot dog stands that have sat in the parking lot of the New York Hotel over the years.As a result, a "grandfather clause" allowed Engstrom to open his stand, which offers tacos, burritos and hot dogs.

Dos Banditos owner Eric Engstrom is among the local merchants protesting the opening of the Beach Hut deli.

As a result, a "grandfather clause" allowed Dos Banditos owner Eric Engstrom to open his stand, which offers tacos, burritos and hot dogs costing from $2 to $6.

Owner Eric Engstrom and chef Antonio Ayestaran are putting the final touches on their newest venture, Dos Banditos Krudos, which is scheduled to open in early October in a section of the building that formerly housed a retail shop.
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Engstrom, who joined Dos Banditos last year as a consultant and eventually took over ownership of the restaurant, is excited over the new plan.He said the sushi idea is really catching on in Mexican resort areas."It's a fairly new concept," he said.

They told Eric Engstrom, owner of the business, to come back to the commission's next meeting on Aug. 28 with options regarding the size of the sign as well alternatives to the cactus.

Engstrom wants a sign that reads "Dos Banditos Taqueria" to be attached over the entrance of his food tent.
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But Engstrom was reluctant to remove the picture, saying it symbolized the Latin American cuisine Don Banditos serves.
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Engstrom is leading a cam paign against themed businesses in the historic downtown, spurred by an application by a franchisee of the Beach Hut Deli — which uses surfboards and other ocean side decor.