Typhoon (restaurant) explained

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Established:1997
Closed:2012
State:Oregon
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Country:United States

Typhoon! was a Tigard, Oregon-based Thai restaurant with seven locations in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington, including Beaverton, Bend, Gresham, and Redmond. The restaurant shut down in 2012.[1] [2]

History

Bo and Steve Kline opened the original restaurant in northwest Portland in 1995,[3] and was charged with unfair labor conditions in 2010.[4] [5] In early 2014, after the restaurant had closed, an executive was accused of stealing $1 million.[6]

Legal issues

Typhoon! Has been sued multiple times by their employees, have been delinquent on their taxes and in September 2010, the state filed a civil suit claiming, that the restaurant discriminated against Thai chefs. One of their locations was seized by the landlord in February 2011, on the basis non-payment of rent. The following month, some of their vendors sued because they weren’t being paid.[7]

The discrimination suit also alleged human trafficking violations. A federal arbitration panel found in favor of the chef and awarded them $268,000. Arbitrators awarded damages to former Typhoon! chefs, but found no evidence on the human trafficking claims.[8]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Typhoon! closes all its restaurants. Geoff. Pursinger. pamplinmedia.com. The Times. 2012-02-05. 2021-11-10. 2021-01-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128215835/https://pamplinmedia.com/ttt/89-news/19366-typhoon!-closes-all-its-restaurants. live.
  2. Web site: Tasty memories: 97 long-gone Portland restaurants we wish were still around. Grant. Butler. January 1, 2017. OregonLive. January 23, 2021. December 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201228051534/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2016/12/tasty_memories_97_long-gone_po.html. live.
  3. Web site: Tigard restaurant exec sentenced in $1 million embezzlement case. Geoff. Pursinger. pamplinmedia.com. The Times. 2012-02-05. 2021-11-10. 2021-01-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20210129024119/https://pamplinmedia.com/ttt/89-news/274780-150704-tigard-restaurant-exec-sentenced-in-1-million-embezzlement-case. live.
  4. Web site: Portland's Typhoon Restaurant Charged With Unfair Labor Conditions. Portland Mercury. 2010-09-09. 2021-08-06. 2015-09-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906131631/http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2010/09/09/portlands-typhoon-restaurant-charged-with-unfair-labor-conditions. live.
  5. Web site: Thai restaurant owner pleads guilty to forced labor. Michael. Russell. February 15, 2018. OregonLive. January 23, 2021. January 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128144541/https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2018/02/thai_restaurant_owner_pleads_g.html. live.
  6. Web site: Stevens . Suzanne . 2014-01-15 . Exec of now-closed Typhoon restaurant accused of stealing $1M . 2021-01-23 . 2014-02-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140213172847/http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2014/01/exec-of-now-closed-typhoon-restaurant.html . live .
  7. Web site: Typhoon Restaurant Lawsuits Mounting . Portland Food and Drink . 11 August 2011 . 8 November 2022.
  8. News: Hunsberger . Brent . Arbitrators award damages to former Typhoon chef but reject trafficking claims . 8 November 2022 . The Oregonian . July 8, 2011.

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