Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 6:35PM
Written by Cyrus Langhorne
Public Enemy member
Flavor Flav's
days as a fast food restaurant boss appear to be done for good as
reports claim his Chicken & Ribs Michigan location has been cleared
out.
LANDLORD VICTORY BOIIIIIIIIIIIIIII -- Flavor Flav's Fried
Chicken & Ribs has officially been evicted from its location in
Sterling Heights, Michigan ... and police wasted no time clearing staff
out of the location, TMZ has learned. The signed eviction order was
affixed to the front door today following a bitter legal battle between
Flav's business partners and the landlord, who sued to evict them
earlier this month ... accusing Flav's team of stiffing the property
owner on more than $20,000 in unpaid rent. (TMZ)
The police
forced employees to exit the restaurant and even changed the locks.
Sources close to the restaurant tell TMZ, police showed up
this morning to kick out the staff and change the locks on the doors.
For Flav's part, his business associates claim they didn't pay rent
because of a faulty heating unit on the property -- which was allegedly
spewing carbon monoxide -- but their excuse apparently hasn't helped
their case. Calls to Flav's camp weren't returned. Ribs in peace. (TMZ)
After a nasty fallout with former business partners,
Flav decided to launch his very own fried chicken and soul food takeout restaurant in Nevada last year.
The one-time member of the rap group Public Enemy is holding
opening ceremony Thursday evening at Flavor Flav's House of Flavor, a
few blocks southeast of downtown Las Vegas. It's the night before the
53rd birthday for the celebrity whose public persona is as big as the
clock he wears on his chest. His real name is William Jonathan Drayton
Jr., and he's tried the chicken restaurant recipe before. A short-lived
franchise dubbed Flav's Fried Chicken opened and closed last year in
Clinton, Iowa. An announcement says the Las Vegas store isn't associated
with the one in Iowa. (Washington Post)
He previously
spoke on his love for the culinary arts and the restaurant's theme.
"My secret (shhhh) fried chicken recipe. That's the star.
But we have a red velvet waffle too, and everyone goes ohhhh when they
hear that. Go on, you can say it," Flav said when asked about the menu.
"My parents owned a soul food diner. It inspired me to go to culinary
school. [Did I get a degree?] I sure did. 1978. Albertson, N.Y. ... [The
restaurant theme?] Things showcasing my career, a lot of pictures up of
me and my celebrity friends. I'll wait until we expand to put all my
clocks on the wall." (Los Angeles Times)
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