Tito's Burritos Applying To Keep Blue Paintjob In Ridgewood

The bright blue exterior of Tito’s Burritos restaurant might be here to stay.

Mike Caldarella, the restaurant’s owner, has applied to the village to keep the controversial paintjob on the outside of the business.

The Planning Board was slated to hear testimony on the application at a meeting Tuesday, but it was carried to the Oct. 20 meeting because Caldarella wasn’t ready to proceed, said Gail Price, the board’s attorney.

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Caldarella is trying to work things out with the Ridgewood Historic Preservation Committee, which has said the paintjob is unacceptable. Some officials have said the paint looks “garish.”