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Employees at T.I.?s Atlanta restaurant Scales 925 have filed a lawsuit against the popular rapper and his business partner, claiming they are owed back pay.
Twelve employees ? servers, chefs and even a manager ? are included in the 36-page suit which names Clifford ?T.I.? Harris and his business partner, Charles Hughes, as defendants.
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Gladys Knight’s Chicken and Waffles is just barely recovering from it’s last media pounding after it’s downtown location failed health inspections ealier this year (click here if you missed that).
Now, all 3 ‘Chicken and Waffles’ locations were shut down and raided by the feds after Georgia’s Department of Revenue accused Knight’s son, Shanga Hankerson, of theft and tax evasion.
Atlanta is a growing city filled with historic urban legends and hot spots that brings back memories for just about everyone who’s ever lived and/or visited the city.
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Dugan’s on Ponce is one of them.
As Atlanta’s Ponce de Leon Avenue goes through a major renovation, it’s been rumored that the biker-friendly sports bar will be demolished to make room for a Chick-fil-A restaurant… well, according to Dugan’s, they aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.
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Welp… I can strike Joe’s Crab Shack off of my list of restaurants.
The popular seafood chain is under?fire this week after they were discovered using a historic photo of a black man’s execution as?table decor.
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Welp… there’s at least one less restaurant I’ve got on my list in Atlanta and Gladys Knight?s Signature Chicken and Waffles on Peachtree Street is one of em!
The well-known soul food restaurant attracts a lot of tourists because of it’s popular name and location and customers have been known to wait for hours to get a table at the busy eatery.
The wait will probably be a whole lot shorter when news gets out that they failed their health inspection earlier this month.
Sadly, the popular dining spot, which bears the name iconic singing legend Gladys Knight, accumulated at least 15 violations during the inspection and only got a score of 56!
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Clifford ‘T.I.’ Harris is branching outside of music and acting to embark on a totally new venture… food & customer service!
According to a press release received from Tip’s camp, Harris is now the proud owner of an undisclosed downtown Atlanta building and he’s currently rehabbing the spot to fit his vision of an upscale restaurant.
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