05/09/2026
Hello, folks. As everyone is already aware, the restaurant is currently closed due to tax problems that I am trying to rectify. Sometimes, you just can't get things done quickly enough for the government, and they have a job to do. I can't possibly express how grateful I am for all the support and encouragement from our kind and loyal friends and customers.
It helps more than you know.
Sometimes a situation is pretty simple: sometimes an owner isn't willing to charge what they need to charge in order to survive. Sometimes the prices of products go up so frequently that it is difficult to keep up. Sometimes an owner makes mistakes, and they find themselves behind the eight ball.
But, to clarify for some of you who have a less than understanding view of our situation: no, I have not been accused of tax evasion. There's a big difference between falling behind on your obligations, and intentionally avoiding them.
To those who think a business in trouble and 12 hardworking people potentially being out of work is funny - I don't really know what to say.
We've been a part of life on the South Shore for 60 years, and we hope to be able to continue, because I work with the best group of people on earth - and they, more than anyone, deserve a quick resolution to this situation, whatever that may be.
Talk to you soon,
Gigi Tsaganis Johnson
