Local city and state officials helped cut the ribbon at La Rumba, a Hispanic restaurant serving Caribbean cuisine, that opened Thursday at 104 W. Second St. on Foundry Alley. P-J photo by Cameron Hurst

Those in search of authentic Caribbean cuisine will have a new spot in downtown Jamestown to try.

Local city and state officials helped cut the ribbon at La Rumba, a Hispanic restaurant that serves authentic Puerto Rican cuisine which opened on Thursday at 104 W. Second St. in Foundry Alley.

Owners Jomar Gomez and Lee Perez told The Post-Journal said their business began when they began cooking from out of their house.

“As soon as we did that, we started to see that everyone enjoyed our food,” Gomez said. “We started catering here and there ona small scale, but we were bringing lunch to my mom’s work and to a couple different factories so a lot of people know us already.”

La Rumba is open on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

See Friday’s edition of The Post-Journal for more information.