
A busy day at Mitote Food Park, which celebrated its first anniversary in July, 2023. (Duncan Garrett Photography)
Mitote Food Park, the collection of Latinx food trucks operating since 2022 in a lot on Sebastopol Road in Santa Rosa, announced it is closing down at the end of January.
The food park is located on county property at the site of a defunct shopping center in Roseland—but the parcel is planned for development into the Tierra de Rosas housing complex and initial stages of construction began last summer.
Earlier this week, Mitote operators announced “with a heavy heart” they’d been notified by the county to cease operations by the end of the month. “Stay tuned as we are hoping to be able to move most of our operations to another location soon,” Mitote officials posted on social media, citing “an expedited construction schedule” for the sudden move.
Michele Whitman, who oversees development for the county, told the Santa Rosa Press Democrat she was surprised by the food park’s announcement. She said the lease termination the county issued doesn’t require Mitote to vacate the property until June 9.
Mitote Food Park, at 665 Sebastopol Road as of press time, includes offerings from Gio Y Los Magos, La Victoria, Pezcow, Yucamami, La Churroteka, El Cora, Lucha Sabina and Super Taco. Regional Mexican cuisines represented include fare from Oaxaca, Jalisco, Michoacan, Yucatan and Mexico City.