-It's been
four years since we've had a restaurant and we're just so happy to be back.
We're ready for the most part.
I feel like, you know, it's going to take time.
(cracking egg)
-Should I say “Mahalo” or “Salamat Po?”
-We lost the place because of the lease
ends and then, sadly, the pandemic.
-It was really important for us to stay in the downtown
area and...and for me to reopen.
But I definitely need the help of my dad.
So I asked him if he could join me and if we could do this together
and bring it back for all the people who who miss us.
-To have representation in Downtown Seattle,
next to the Pike Place Market a nd Capitol Hill and, you know,
all the neighborhoods around here, it means so much.
-It’s time.
-My “Ate” put a lot of work into the restaurant.
So it's like, oh, my God, we're doing it.
-One minute!
-I’m like, it's finally happening.
-You're ready? -Yeah.
Okay. Hi.
Good morning.
-I think it's great to see anything that's opening up these days and not closing,
especially an OG place.
-Oh, my God.
Ludi’s was one of the establishment in Filipino food here in Seattle.
And it's just so important for, you know, the community,
the Filipino community to show up.
-Filipino food.
Yeah.
Can have it all day long, but breakfasts with eggs and longganisa
Like, the bomb!
-Foods coming! (cheering)
-Everything centers around food.
What are we going to eat? Where are we going to eat?
It’s just home.
You know, it tastes like home to me.
-You don't make a lot of money, but
we enjoy what we do.
(cheering and applause)
-I feel it’s back to normal.
I think I just needed to take the leap.
I was just like, You know what?
I just have to jump.
So I jumped today. (laughter)
(cheering)