Only a few people showed up Sunday in Blagden Alley for the auction at Back Alley Waffles, the restaurant that closed last month and whose former employees say they worked for weeks without getting paid
The owner of the now-shuttered Back Alley Waffles owes former employees thousands of dollars in back pay, and he’s scraping together the money the only way he can—by auctioning off the restaurant’s equipment and supplies.
Two employees of the now-shuttered Back Alley Waffles say that they haven’t been paid over $1,500 worth of wages they earned, and they’re pissed about it.
No Waffling Here: Back Alley Waffles Lacked Permits to Serve Food, Was Given Cease-and-Desist Notice
Shaw’s Back Alley Waffles made national news this week when it accused online coupon giant Groupon of driving it out of business. But the restaurant’s problems ran deeper than that—it lacked the necessary permits to serve food.
A waffle shop in Shaw closed this weekend, and it’s blaming Groupon for driving it out of business. Are online coupon services killing the businesses they claim they’re supposed to help?
