A former co-owner and manager of Los Andes Latin Bistro in Uptown Minneapolis has been ordered to spend 90 days in the Hennepin County workhouse after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting two servers, one of them a 16-year-old employee. The judge also placed him on three years of supervised probation, with the clear warning that a violation could send him to prison.
Christian Quito, 46, admitted to third- and fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct and received concurrent sentences that let him participate in work-release during his three months in the county workhouse. As part of his supervised probation, he must stay at least three blocks away from the restaurant, complete sex-offender treatment, avoid unsupervised contact with girls under 18, and register as a predatory offender, according to the Star Tribune.
Authorities say the first reported assault surfaced on Sept. 8, 2024, when police were called to a hospital to meet with a 16-year-old who had just finished a shift at Los Andes. She told officers that Quito took her to his vehicle and raped her, and DNA collected during the hospital exam later matched his. Local station KSTP previously detailed the original criminal complaint and hospital interview.
The second accuser went to police on June 1, 2025, and reported that the day before, Quito had sexually touched her and forced her to touch him in his basement office at the restaurant. Co-workers later found her upset behind a locked office door, according to court records. Under the plea agreement on the fourth-degree charge, that conviction can be reduced to a misdemeanor if Quito successfully completes all probation conditions, the Star Tribune reports.
Owner status and city licensing
City licensing records list Quito as a 50% owner and the manager of Los Andes, which operates on the 600 block of West Lake Street, and inspector documents indicate he was removed from the restaurant’s liquor license last year. Those ownership and licensing details appear in official records and committee filings from the City of Minneapolis.
What the order means
Under Minnesota law, if a defendant on supervised probation fails to follow court-ordered conditions, a judge can revoke probation and impose a jail or prison term, which can include completing any required treatment programs. Registration and oversight for predatory offenders are handled through the state’s Predatory Offender Registry and related systems, as laid out in Minnesota statutes and administered by the Minnesota BCA.
The restaurant did not immediately respond to requests for comment. KSTP reported it had reached out to Los Andes and was awaiting a response.
