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After 12 years in business, downtown Denton staple El Guapo’s is now closed. Monday was owner Michael Zampino’s last day, coordinated with his son’s birthday. Zampino’s gift to his son, the oldest of four siblings, was closing the restaurant. “He’s 16 and hasn’t seen much of me,” he said Monday afternoon. “They are all young — the youngest is 2 years old — and it’s more important to be a father than to run a restaurant.” Zampino told his 35 employees Monday afternoon, some who had been with the restaurant since it opened in 2004. Before he finds a new job for himself with better hours, his first priority is getting all of his employees working at other restaurants in the Denton area as soon as possible. Before he opened El Guapo’s at 419 S. Elm St., Zampino operated Tia’s Tex-Mex at Lillian Miller Parkway and Interstate 35E for nine years. When the business’s managing partners left the company, he decided to start his own restaurant. Since then, it has served as a focal point in the community, hosting fundraisers, meetings and celebrities. Customers have included Gov. Greg Abbott, former Gov. Rick Perry, country singer Blake Shelton and Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush. View Full Article
