NFT-themed Cuban restaurant opens

• The name is inspired by the Bored Apes Yacht Club collection of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, digital works of art featuring drawings of apes.

What they're saying: Owner Eric Castellanos, who also owns the Latin Cafe 2000 brand, says the Bored Cuban mascot is an NFT he purchased in 2022.

• Manolo, as he is called, is pictured smoking a cigar and wearing a guayabera.
• "I wanted a mascot that would be the face of this fun, easy, fast-casual dining concept that I have been dreaming about for years."