Havana Central Restaurant and Rum Bar, a Roosevelt Field eatery and event venue, is going out of business effective immediately.

In an interview Monday, Havana Central owner Jeremy Merrin said the restaurant never fully recovered from the post-COVID downturn. Additionally, in the last six months, the restaurant saw a precipitous drop in business he attributed to ICE raids and the national political climate.

"We are a Latino restaurant and, because of the ICE actions in recent months, I think a good part of our customer base feels that they don't want to go out and eat," Merrin said.

The establishment, which opened in January 2013, announced it was closing its doors in a social media post .

"Dear Guests, It is with great sadness that we announce the closing of Havana Central at the

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