Milissa Silva is owner of the restaurant that her parents started on the east side of St. Paul. You might know it as Burrito Mercado.

Milissa has the true heart of an entrepreneur. She expanded the family restaurant into different partnerships and store ideas across the Twin Cities.

Her story is one of growth and resilience that an immigrant faces in a world unfamiliar to them. Here how she overcame obstacles and became one of the longest running restaurants in Minnesota.