— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
Days after the neighborhood was rocked by news that Mission Beach Cafe's compostable forks have tendency to break, we couldn't help but notice reports that they had shut down “until further notice.” Oddly, their pastry case was full and presumably safe for affluent human consumption, and it seems really unlikely that anyone would close a restaurant on account of defective greenwave.
So what was really behind the closure? They told Eater that it was because of a “gas leak”, which strikes us as made up, given the lack of Twitter freak-out and the fact they couldn't pin down a reopening date. And there are two neighbors claiming on Twitter that the staff “walked out” because “they didn't get paid.”
It's curious that a popular restaurant with near-constant lines out the door and $15 huevos rancheros on the menu would be struggling to pay their kitchen staff (or, worse, deliberately not doing so). Then again, it's all a rumor.
For now, they're back open—their gas leak is 'fixed'. We'll update if we hear more.
Comments (5)
I heard they were awful to work for, it’s probably not a lack of payment but a desire to work anywhere else.
My friend’s cousin’s roommate’s bowling pal’s neighbor’s coworker’s teacher’s mother heard that workers have to invoke Satan’s seventeen names at the start of their shift.
hah…we stopped selling wine to them long ago because they don’t pay the producers for vinos they buy on credit and then sell at a profit. not suprised by this
Aside from the MASSIVE lines for mediocre overpriced food, I can’t say anything bad about the owner/manager. Friends car was stolen outside the restaurant while he was eating there. Owner offered to drive said friend home as it was closing time.
the health department shut down their kitchen …in addition i heard they were rotten to work for, according to several past employees…some of whom were part of the recent walk out….