Bernadette Garcia has owned and managed Los Garcia's Restaurant alongside her husband Francisco for more than 20 years.

"We make everything in-house, including the tortillas," said Garcia.

The two are a match made in heaven. Francisco has been cooking since he came to the US from Mexico when he was just a teenager. Bernadette comes from a family that owned a restaurant in Milpitas for 30 years.

Los Garcias means the world to them and has helped put their kids through college.

"It's been our life. We've worked and worked, all of us. My husband is here morning to close six days a week and, on his day off on Monday, he's here to clean," said Bernadette Garcia.

The restaurant has been a neighborhood favorite for decades, packed at all times of the day with newcomers and regulars alike. Bu

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