Posted on 11/22/2023 12:33:50 PM PST by george76
'Telling 2/3 of the local population' they are unwelcome is not the best business strategy..
Apparently telling two-thirds of the local population they are not welcome at your business is "not the best business decision," suggests a report at National File about the closure of the "Commie Cluck" restaurant.
The report noted that Lexington, Virginia, facility actually was named The Red Hen, and it became infamous in a moment for a decision back in the day to eject from the premises then-Trump Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her family.
Because she's Republican.
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The press secretary's family was ejected from the restaurant in the middle of their meal in 2018 after "triggered left-wing employees called the restaurant’s left-wing owner, Stephanie Wilkinson, requesting that she take action to remove the family from their midst,"
Wilkinson wildly claimed to the Washington Post at the time it was a "moment in our democracy when people have to make uncomfortable actions and decisions to uphold their morals."
The restaurant soon became known to critics as the "Commie Cluck" and while it became a destination eatery for the "elites" in Washington, locals stay away in droves.
Chef Matt Adams claimed the "core values" of the business "will live on."
The National File explained Lexington itself is dominated by local universities, but the county is "deep red and hasn't supported a Democrat for president since Jimmy Carter…"
About two-thirds of the local populace voted for Trump.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
awww....
Red Hen laid an egg....
Surprised it took this long.
The way she was treated was a national disgrace!
Natural selection at work.
Today we have some big news: The Red Hen will offer its final service on December 31, 2023.
Beginning in early 2024, the creative team behind Red Hen will unveil a brand new project. We can’t say too much about it now – we believe anticipation whets the appetite – but we can tell you that Chef Matt Adams will be bringing something brand new to the Lexington dining scene. The new venture will bring to life a vision that’s been simmering behind the scenes for a while.
While still in the same location, there will be a new name, a new look, and a new vibe. Our commitment to quality and creating outstanding experiences will not change.
good news!
I’m going to miss not going there.
Go woke go broke. Haha.
Yes. The owner got her 15 minutes off fame for being an a-hole. Karma.
Get woke, go broke..................
I had to LOL to see this story.
Well, if you set a standard that you have to be liberal or Democrat or anti-Trump, to be a customer in a restaurant, don’t be surprised that your customer base shrinks.
attaboy.
Exactly, they are not closing, they are rebranding, don’t fall for it, don’t patronize the new place either.
There’s no correlation to the reason its closing is in anyway tied to the BS back in 2018
especially since that was 5 years ago.
Next two things that come up:
Chef Matt Adams claimed the “core values” of the business “will live on.”
The owners have confirmed the business will close down, and later a new restaurant with a new name will replace it.
That tells me a probable renovation, the name and menu may change but the same liberal scum will run it.
“Apparently telling two-thirds of the local population they are not welcome at your business”
If “local population” means the city of Lexington, VA then that fraction is absurdly incorrect. DEMOCRATS are 2/3 of the population and Republicans only 1/3.
Which might explain why they actually aren’t closing at all, despite what the “I-only-read-the-headline” types are assuming.
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