The Mexican restaurant had recently been badly vandalized and robbed.

One of the go-to Mexican restaurants in Ottawa's core has reopened for business after being robbed and vandalized.

The incident happened on Tuesday morning at 62 Barrette Street.

As of noon that day, Ola Cocina notified the public that it was shutting down due to the damage it had suffered.

A GoFundMe page was launched to try and get the restaurant back on its feet quickly and saw great results, raising $22,000 in less than 24 hours.