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Restaurant ordered to repay workers millions after seizing tips |
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Sunday, 30 August 2015 14:42 |
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A federal judge is ordering the Hibachi Grill and Supreme Buffet in Jonesboro to give its employees $2 million in unpaid wages. Jonesboro is just south of Atlanta.
It's a lawsuit resolution alleging unfair working conditions and management stealing money from employees. But most of the people presently working there didn't know about the Department of Labor investigation.
When CBS46 tried to speak with employees, one after another appeared to be completely in the dark about the huge amount of cash coming to servers and kitchen workers. We even found a waitress who was going to bat for the restaurant, demanding that we leave.
But when we finally found the manager, she explained why no one knew about this lawsuit. Very few, or possibly none of the 84 employees who will split the money are still working there.
Owners are accused of never giving overtime, forcing employees to work for tips only and then taking some of those tips too. Continue!
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Last Updated on Sunday, 30 August 2015 15:06 |
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Police Sergeant was eating at this restaurant until a DUI suspect crashed into it! |
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Saturday, 29 August 2015 11:36 |
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NBC-2.com - A DUI suspect was arrested after crashing into a downtown Portland restaurant where a Portland Police Bureau sergeant was having dinner, according to officers.
Police said a Central Precinct sergeant was having dinner at E-San Thai, 133 S.W. 2nd Ave., at 7:52 p.m. Wednesday when a car crashed into the restaurant through the windows on Pine Street.
The driver then pulled the car out and drove away.
The sergeant chased the car on foot and eventually a bicycle, while broadcasting information to other officers.
Police said responding officers saw the car on the Morrison Bridge and pursued the driver as he drove down the Southeast Water Avenue ramp. Continue |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 30 August 2015 15:07 |
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New restaurant opening leads just released by Flhip.com! |
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Friday, 14 August 2015 12:00 |
 (RestaurantNews.com) Flhip.com has released its latest restaurant openings report, providing restaurant vendors with a sampling of fresh sales and marketing leads that can be found on their website.
Flhip provides regularly updated lead lists, allowing vendors to check for updates at any time. To see leads in your sales area click here.
Atlanta, GA – Hajime Ramen Bar
Plans were recently filed for this new Japanese ramen bar which will open in the Cheshire Square shopping center. The restaurant is taking the corner space in the complex which is anchored by Publix. It will be a 2600 sq ft restaurant and is expected to open November 1.
Bethlehem, PA – Adagio Seafood
The former Lantern Restaurant and Lounge at 530 Pembroke Road in Bethlehem will soon see new life as a seafood restaurant. Owner Anthony Spagnola, who also owns Sotto Santi on Fourth Street in Bethlehem, has plans to debut the new restaurant in late August or early September. Plans have been in the works for this restaurant for over a year.
Charlotte, NC – Angry Ale’s
The proprietor of Angry Ale’s, a restaurant and pub off Park Road, will open a second location next month in Charlotte’s University City area in a bid to draw in the growing professional community on the city’s north side. Angry Ale’s University, located at 9605 N. Tryon St., features a 3,150-square-foot floor plan that includes a 1,500-square-foot covered patio. It will employ a staff of about 50.
Miami, FL – Beaker & Gray
Beaker & Gray is a small-plates concept opening at 2637 North Miami Ave. in September. The menu’s dishes are “globally inspired” and feature ingredients from around the world. Beaker & Gray was named after the beaker used to mixed drinks and a Gray Kunz spoon. It will seat 120 people in its 3,600-square-foot space. Its decor has kept the fixtures of its former identity as an ice factory, with many new fixtures such as chandeliers and stucco brick walls.
New Orleans, LA – Bevi Seafood Co.
Cajun Brothers Seafood spot will make room for the second location for Bevi Seafood Co. Owner Justing LeBlanc who is a master at the art of Cajun Cuisine has purchased both the business and the building. They are expecting to get this new location up and running by late September or early October.
Arlington, TX – Division Brewing
Owners Wade and Tami Wadlington are renting the location for their “Beer Church” as they call it and are working on bringing Arlington its first locally owned Microbrewery. What started out as a home-brewing hobby has grown into plans for this 3100 sq ft building. The building will require a large make-over but they are shooting for a Fall 2015 opening.
For more information or to view the leads in your area, please visit www.flhip.com.
Contact:
Ken Roberts
772-231-5826
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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What's the best city in the US to start a Restaurant? |
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Wednesday, 12 August 2015 13:11 |
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Orlando Business Journal - A new ranking has placed Orlando as the 38th-best city in the nation to start a restaurant.San Francisco-based NerdWallet examined 530 cities in the U.S., each with a population of at least 50,000. The website said it used U.S. Census Bureau data to calculate the score for each city based on demand for new restaurants and local economic conditions that could affect the success of those restaurants.Boca Raton was the only other Florida metro to best Orlando, coming in at No. 27. Miami ranked No. 68, Tampa No. 101 and Jacksonville No. 427.Topping the list is Cedar Park, Texas, followed by Mission, Texas; Franklin, Tenn.; Smyrna, Ga.; and Round Rock, Texas. Continue
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Last Updated on Thursday, 13 August 2015 12:56 |
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Hooter's sued "again" by man wanted to be a "Hooters Girl"! |
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Sunday, 09 August 2015 23:06 |
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Caller.com - A Corpus Christi man is suing Hooters, accusing the restaurant chain of gender discrimination for not hiring him as a food server in a filing that attempts to reopen an issue that was settled 11 years ago.
Nikolai Grushevski's suit acknowledges the earlier agreement, which established that the chain's signature Hooters Girls would continue to be the restaurants' only food servers and established gender neutral jobs. But the suit challenges the policy, saying it still is discriminatory, and invites other men to seek a class action suit.
He asserts in the suit that when he applied to be a waiter at the local restaurant in May he was not hired because of his gender. The suit says that even though food servers are referred to exclusively as "Hooters Girls," the job should not be limited only to women. Continue |
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Restaurant, Bouncer sued over man's death. |
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Sunday, 09 August 2015 13:08 |
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SFbay.ca - The parents of a 24-year-old Palo Alto man, who was killed earlier this year after a bouncer at a San Jose restaurant punched him, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the bouncer, restaurant and its owners.
The suit filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court claims Daniel Adam Esquivel was fatally struck in the head and knocked unconscious by 28-year-old Jose Bonilla Rodas around 1:30 a.m. on March 28 at Myth Taverna and Lounge, located at 152 Post St. in downtown San Jose.
“There’s no excuse for killing someone and punching them so hard that they never get up,” said attorney Richard Alexander, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of Esquivel’s parents.
Police said an investigation indicated that Esquivel stepped outside the club where he got into an argument with Rodas, a bouncer at the restaurant.
Rodas allegedly punched Esquivel, who fell down and became unconscious, police said.
Esquivel’s friends took him to Stanford Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. Continue
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Famous Toastery Set to Open 35 Restaurants by 2017 |
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Thursday, 06 August 2015 11:23 |
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After First Year in Franchising, Gourmet Scratch-Kitchen Brand Drives Innovation and Growth in New Markets
 Charlotte, NC (RestaurantNews.com) As the brand prepares for six openings this fall, doubling its unit presence, Famous Toastery was recognized by Technomic at the food and restaurant research firm’s Restaurants Trends & Directions Conference this summer as one of 12 emerging restaurant brands.
“What Famous Toastery is focused on is an upscale, more sophisticated breakfast,” Darren Tristano, executive vice-president of Technomic said. “It’s higher-end, polished and more brunch-oriented.”
The Charlotte-based franchise’s success story dates back ten years since the first location set out to become the best restaurant in the breakfast, brunch and lunch category.
“There is no frontrunner in the better-breakfast segment and we see that as our niche to fill,” said co-founder and CEO Robert Maynard. “We do breakfast and lunch better than anyone else in the game. Our kitchen is fresh, our dishes are made from scratch daily, and we provide unique and enticing specials that keep our loyal fans coming back week after week.” Continue! |
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New restaurant opening report for vendors! |
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Wednesday, 05 August 2015 17:11 |
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 Flhip.com has released its latest restaurant openings report, providing restaurant vendors with a sampling of fresh sales and marketing leads that can be found on their website.
Flhip provides regularly updated lead lists, allowing vendors to check for updates at any time. To see leads in your sales area click here.
Atlanta, GA – Heavenly Dolce
Heavenly Dolce, a web-based bakery and dessert catering service, is going brick-and-mortar in the East Atlanta Village (EAV). The dessert boutique is under construction at 491 Flat Shoals Ave SE, and should be finished in the next four to five weeks. A building permit application was filed with City of Atlanta Tuesday to convert an existing 530-square-foot retail space into the bakery.
Sacramento, CA – Alley Katz (unnamed restaurant)
The owner of the midtown bar and grill Alley Katz has signed a lease to bring an Asian-Themed sports bar to an existing space a block from the future Golden 1 Center. The space has proved unlucky for other restaurants. Both a Chinese buffet and more recently an Indian restaurant came and went there; it appears from Yelp reviews nothing has operated in the space since 2010. The bar could be open early next year.
Houston, TX – Pour Society
Pour Society will be opening at 947 North Gessner on September 1, and the Facebook page is calling for applications. Menu items include Mexican fried chicken with a puffed potato quesadilla and fried egg. They will also be featuring craft beers as well.
Orlando, FL – Tako Chenna
A popular Mexican-Asian fusion eatery in the Mills 50 District has plans to expand. Tako Cheena will open a second location at the former Forbidden City building at 948 N. Mills Ave. just north of Tako Cheena’s current restaurant at 932 N. Mills Ave.
Baton Rouge, LA – Bar Frances
The Salad Shop, a build-your-own salad and wrap restaurant founded in Baton Rouge, is set to open its second Baton Rouge location in the Coursey Place Shopping Center, at 11445 Coursey Blvd. Owner Bradley Sanchez says they are planning on expansion into 2016. This new location is expected to be opening in the fall.
Arlington, VA – Texas Jack’s Barbecue
Texas Jack’s Barbecue will be opening in the former Tallula and EatBar location sometime in September. Co-owner Steve Roberts said Texas Jack’s will be a neighborhood-centric restaurant serving “classic central Texas barbecue.” Roberts noted that he has no plans for making Texas Jack’s a franchise – rather, he and his business partner plan on treating it as their “second home.”
For more information or to view the leads in your area, please visit www.flhip.com.
Contact:
Ken Roberts
772-231-5826
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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Hooters officially opens VIP draft party registrations across the nation at Raymond James Stadium! |
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Wednesday, 05 August 2015 11:28 |
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 Tampa, FL (RestaurantNews.com) Bucs legends, iconic Hooters Girls and hundreds of diehard fantasy football fanatics descended upon Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday, August 2 to take part in the Hooters World’s Largest Fantasy Football Draft Party. Mike Alstott, Ronde Barber and Derrick Brooks, three legendary players from the Bucs franchise, helped Hooters officially kick off fantasy football season in style. Registration is now open to book a VIP fantasy football draft party at any Hooters in America, complete with a free ESPN draft kit and season-long savings, by visiting http://football.hooters.com.
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Trump sues chef for $10 million plus attorneys fees! |
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Sunday, 02 August 2015 23:25 |
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WTOP.com - A food fight continues between Donald Trump and chef José Andrés as he abandons their restaurant deal at the Old Post Office Pavilion in the District after the Republican presidential candidate made widely criticized comments on immigrants.
On July 31, Trump Old Post Office LLC put words to action and is suing Andrés’ ThinkFoodGroup and an affiliate, Topo Atrio LLC, for $10 million and attorneys fees, accusing them of two counts of breach of contract. The suit was filed in U.S. District court for the District of Columbia.
In response, Andrés’ ThinkFoodGroup released this statement:
“This lawsuit is both unsurprising and without merit. Simply put, Mr. Trump’s comments made ThinkFoodGroup’s participation in this project impossible and constituted a breach which the landlord, Trump Old Post Office LLC, refused to remedy. And despite our attempts to negotiate an amicable resolution, we were ultimately forced to terminate the lease. We had every intention of running a successful business that celebrates and welcomes people and cultures from around the world. The landlord allowed Mr. Trump to saddle us with the burden of his inflammatory statements, such that operating a high-end Spanish restaurant is no longer viable for us at this location.”
Andrés pulled out of the D.C. hotel deal after Trump made disparaging comments about Mexican immigrants during a June 15 speech declaring his candidacy for the Republican nomination for president. The Spanish-born chef said earlier this month that after those comments, opening a restaurant in Trump’s hotel was “impossible,” given his proud immigrant heritage and that of many of his employees and guests. |
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