Gloria Vargas of Gloria's Secret Cafe in Beaverton

Gloria Vargas delivers steak chuletas to a lunch customer in her Beaverton restaurant. April 14, 2022 Beth Nakamura/Staff

Gloria Vargas of Gloria's Secret Cafe, a Salvadoran restaurant on Southwest Broadway Street in Beaverton. April 14, 2022 Beth Nakamura/Staff

Gloria Vargas of Gloria's Secret Cafe, a Salvadoran restaurant on Southwest Broadway Street in Beaverton. April 14, 2022 Beth Nakamura/Staff

Gloria Vargas of Gloria's Secret Cafe, a Salvadoran restaurant on Southwest Broadway Street in Beaverton. April 14, 2022 Beth Nakamura/Staff

A photograph of Gloria Vargas taken when she first entered the United States hangs on the wall of her Beaverton restaurant. April 14, 2022 Beth Nakamura/Staff

Gloria Vargas of Gloria's Secret Cafe, a Salvadoran restaurant on Southwest Broadway Street in Beaverton. April 14, 2022 Beth Nakamura/Staff

Gloria Vargas of Gloria's Secret Cafe, a Salvadoran restaurant on Southwest Broadway Street in Beaverton. April 14, 2022 Beth Nakamura/Staff