The owner of two Mexican restaurants in Savannah told WJCL 22 News that “it was not easy” leaving Mexico alone as a teenager, but she “had no choice at the time.”
The owner of two Mexican restaurants in Savannah told WJCL 22 News that “it was not easy” leaving Mexico alone as a teenager, but she “had no choice at the time.”
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The owner of two Mexican restaurants in Savannah told WJCL 22 News that “it was not easy” leaving Mexico alone as a teenager, but she “had no choice at the time.”
The owner of two Mexican restaurants in Savannah told WJCL 22 News that “it was not easy” leaving Mexico alone as a teenager, but she “had no choice at the time.”
Madai Rodriguez owns Katrina’s Mexican Grill on Chatham Parkway and Patron Mexican Bar and Grill on Ogeechee Road.
“As a woman, I believe that we are powerful,” Rodriguez said.
The female business owner has an incredible story of determination.
In 2005, she came to the U.S. as an immigrant, leaving her mother and five siblings. She was 17 years old.
“I packed my bag and just put my dreams in it,” she said. “It was hard because I was leaving all my family behind, but at the same time it was a little bag full of dreams.”
Many of those dreams became a reality, including her goal of becoming a business owner by the age of 30.
Rodriguez, who said she’s a proud resident of Savannah, thanks God for her business success.
She also gives credit to her mother, who she said taught her a relentless work ethic.
“She was my first supporter that made me believe that I can become anything that I want,” said Rodriguez. “If you become a dreamer, anything is going to be possible in life.”
Madai has since become a U.S. citizen.
She explained that Katrina’s Mexican Grill represents the artwork depicted around the restaurant.
“You can see our art. Those are Katrina’s. It comes from our culture, the Day of the Dead,” she shared.
Check out the menus for Katrina’s and Patron.
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