Hello everyone,
I have seen this restaurant has become a bit popular with locals, however, I feel it is our duty as consumers to know when something is wrong.
The owners of this restaurant used to operate two others in a small vacation town near Charleston called Edisto on Edisto Island. One of the restaurants bore the same name as the establishment now here in Chicago. While another, considered more upscale, was called Ella and Ollies.
Why does this matter, you ask?
I'll tell you why.
Without saying a word to their employees at both restaurants, the owners packed up and left to Chicsgo and opened this new location. They stopped paying rent on their former locations, they stopped paying bills, and ultimately they stopped paying their employees. Checks bounced and many were left without pay but continued working until they couldn't anymore and the City shut down the restaurants.
I will be linking the Edisto local newspaper with the article as well as providing an image of the article as well.
by Cautious_Regular_320