In this file photo, owner Rosaura Pedroza, left, manager Eduardo Tineo, center, and bartender Paula Vargas , right, organize takeout orders in the kitchen at CJ Peruvian Bar and Restaurant Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
New London ― Since arriving in the city in 1990, they’ve survived the Great Recession and the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
And, despite some reservations about New London’s current direction, entrepreneurs Bladimir and Rosaura Pedroza and their CJ Peruvian Bar & Restaurant at the corner of Broad Street and Connecticut Avenue aren’t going anywhere.
“I can’t move. I own the building,” Bladimir said in a recent interview at the restaurant, where he was prepping for another day.
He might otherwise consider relocating the restaurant amid New London’s burgeoning…
