That's not all happening with the popular Midtown restaurant. The state comptroller's office says it owes more than $162,000 in unpaid sales taxes.
Eyewitness News is uncovering new details in a continuing saga involving a Midtown restaurant that has allegedly run afoul with former workers and state tax collectors.Former employees and state agencies say they are owed money by popular Midtown restaurant, Taste Bar and Kitchen, as it opens new locations.
Three former employees, two who were fired and one who left on his own, reached out to ABC13 this week saying they are having trouble with their payroll checks.Houston's popular Midtown restaurant Taste Bar and Kitchen employees struggling to receive payment They said the checks, for about $350, either bounce or are not accepted. They said it typically takes between three days to a week to be able to get their money.
"You can't get your money, and then they'll try to give you Cash apps or send you money on Zelle, stuff like that," former employee Tyrone Green said. "It's real under the table stuff."