Storefront Report: Owners of new Highland Park restaurant remain shy

The residents of the Garvanza section of Highland Park are playing a guessing game over  what looks like a new restaurant in the works at 519 Avenue 64 near Repton Street.  Neighbors have noticed that a rooftop sign for  “Garvanza’s Comida Por La Vida” – has replaced signage for Timbo’s, a Mexican restaurant that kept erratic hours, according to postings on Yelp.  The windows to Timbo’s are now papered over, and one person working inside told The Eastsider a restaurant would be opening soon but provided no more details.

Meanwhile,  a posting on the Garvanza Improvement Association’s Facebook page said the owner lives in Garvanza and is planning to open the second week in December with a  menu featuring “Latin eclectic mix of foods from all regions.”