Tru Orleans by Philliefan99
Last week brought news that local Cajun restaurant Tru Orleans is facing eviction for unpaid rent (over $40,000) with Washington City Paper reporter Jessica Sidman also covering the extremely long list of ABRA complaints against the establishment. These allegations are varied, but include a recent street brawl involving more than 30 people who had been drinking there (as well as staff members).
This afternoon ANC 6C04 Commissioner Mark Eckenwiler tweeted a photo of a notice that the restaurant has been shut down by OTR for unpaid sales and use taxes.
BREAKING: TruOrleans closed per order posted by Ofc of Tax & Revenue. @pavethewhales @jsidman pic.twitter.com/GIaXxYDabrSidman reports that Tru Orleans owes in excess of $100,000 to OTR. Sidman says she has a lot more to write about the saga. It looks like things are about to get very interesting.
— Mark Eckenwiler (@20002ist) September 10, 2013
21 comments:
It was open last night.
the beginning of the end of tru orleans. good bye and good riddance. i think a busboys and poets type restaurant would do well in that location.
Let's hope that place gets the boot. It is a beautiful space that could be put to much better use by someone else.
good riddance, all that glitters is not gold. hope they get out soon and a legit business goes in there who does this nice space some justice with great food and service
How about the first Cafe du Monde outside of New Orleans? I could go for a beignet right about now...
Can one of you get to work on that?
How about the first Cafe du Monde outside of New Orleans?
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I can't see that ever happening. I'd be shocked if it did. Talk about an institution...
I'm personally rooting for Acadiana to buy the space and bring some real Louisiana cooking to this side of town...
"i think a busboys and poets type restaurant would do well in that location"
Fuck no. Why must it be a chainlet and not a new business?
So long, jackasses.
i said busboys and poets type restaurant, not necessarily busboys and poets. and if it were busboys and poets, i'd be fine with that - i don't consider them a corporate chain - i'm not sure why you do. as with any new restaurant/bar (see tru orleans, toyland, red palace, etc), you probably want the people running it to have experience. because who wants a place that is going to open and then close in 18 months?
Could someone expain to me why Tru Orleans owes 100,000 in taxes and not D. Pounds the owner?
4:30,
It's standard in a commercial lease for the tenant to be responsible for paying property taxes, and that is part of what Mr. Pounds is suing Tru Orleans for in the $40k suit.
But the $100k is sales and use tax, NOT property tax.
Revenue, not Revunue
Schadenfruede to the max.
Our boy Tru Redding hard at work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnSoiwezBzI
bad food, bad service, bad attitudes...ba bye
Cafe du Monde akready has outposts outside of NOLA-- in Japan, of all places.
I've been in this neighborhood long enough! I'm glad that I'm moving the hell out of here! You can have it! Good riddance to all of you pretentious for no reason mofos!
sales tax may not breach the corporate veil if they have their act together.
Speaking of Mr. Pounds, why isn't he tending that building at 5th and H? The gardens are a mess, and it just is falling apart. I wish the flower shop would come back.
"I've been in this neighborhood long enough! I'm glad that I'm moving the hell out of here! You can have it! Good riddance to all of you pretentious for no reason mofos!"
Don't let my steeltoe hit you on the way out
Report: Tru Orleans to close permanently: http://districtcuisine.com/2013/09/17/tru-orleans-will-not-reopen-owner-says/
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