by Alexis Rich » Sat Feb 16, 2019 9:26 pm
I think vindicated is an interesting choice of words. In a town where lots of folks have worked in the industry at some point, North End seems hosed either way. If the owners don't end up paying in the lawsuit, I think a lot of folks will identify with the servers and feel cheated too. If they do pay up, then folks will know they tried to cheat their staff and spend dinning out dollars other places. I think the suspicion that employees were cheated will linger for this place and FOH/BOH friendly folks would choose to spend their money elsewhere. Louisville diners have soft spots for generous chefs/restaurateurs and perceived greed (whether deserved or not) will most certainly alienate diners.