Bankruptcy, scandal and a bitter divorce at the helm

The popular Turkey Leg Hut has closed its doors because it continues to settle business debts. A Houston restaurant co-founded by estranged couple Nakia Holmes and Lyndell Price was flooded legal drama since the business partners split last 12 months.

The restaurant known for its stuffed turkey legs and ropes lining the 4800 block of The Third Ward at Almeda Road has been closed to customers since late September. After a food inspector reported 35 violations against the plant, supporters were told “exciting renovations.”

However, its closure has since been disclosed as a part of a bankruptcy filing.

The judge signed an order allowing CNPH Properties, LLC to terminate the business’s lease on November 22. Court records show an amount of $100,000 remained unpaid.

In March, Holmes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following reports of a lack of worker wages and a failure to settle a $1.2 million outstanding balance owed to US Foods for grocery items.

In fact debt is $4.7 million, which incorporates $2 million in unpaid state taxes. The recent ruling, nevertheless, converted the filing to Chapter 7, which can allow for the seizure of all company assets to repay the landlord and creditors.

The Texas entrepreneur is fighting financial difficulties after splitting from Price in November 2023.

Holmes then filed for divorce after accusing the father of her children of “cruelty”, “abuse” and adultery. In February this 12 months, Price received a termination notice as many individuals speculated that he was in charge for Turkey Leg Hut’s financial instability.

Although his ties with the restaurant were severed, Price has since began running The Oyster Hut pop-ups and even arrange shop out of a food truck in the car parking zone across from the restaurant he ran together with his ex. Reactions to the latest development include someone who he tweeted“Some divorces are uglier than others.”

Someone else put the burden on Holmes he wrote“Leave (that) to your ex-wife too, throw that shit in the ground, smh.” Third user he asked“Did she try to burn down the restaurant for the insurance money? It would have been funny if it had come out and it still didn’t work.”

In April, a fire broke out in the Turkey Leg Hut office. “We are relieved to report that, thanks to the quick and heroic efforts of the Houston Fire Department, the situation was quickly brought under control with no injuries and no impact to our restaurant operations,” the restaurant said in a statement.

The reason for the fire has not yet been published. As it stands, Holmes remains to be waiting on a 2018 civil lawsuit alleging she didn’t pay rent for the now-closed business, and the former couple’s divorce remains to be not finalized.