Twisted Taino Restaurant, LLC is a family-owned and operated business. The Melendez brothers had started the Melendez Latin Grill back in 2010 and ran the kitchen inside Club Exquisite located in the East Bank of the Flats. In 2016 Chef Jose Melendez along with his wife Cristina founded Melendez Catering Services and still operating to date. Omar focused on his photography career since 2018 and is still operating to date. In 2020, both brothers unite once again to bring Twisted Taino Restaurants to the Cleveland Scene, opening its first location as a Quick Service Restaurant at 1400 W.25th St. Cleveland, Ohio sharing space with award winners Sauce the City and set to open doors on August 3rd, 2020.