The owners closed the doors and donated the building to charity.
The move comes after the Willows Inn found itself embroiled in a number of incidents, ranging from legal disputes to accusations of sexual harassment and racism to questions about where it was sourcing its ingredients. The restaurant, which opened in 2010 with chef Blaine Wetzel at the helm, was the hub of many of those allegations. —began gaining accolades for his tasting menu made with ingredients found only on Lummi Island, where the inn was located.
But in 2017, the tides began to change. That year, the US Department of Labor fined the restaurant almost $150,000 for making entry-level kitchen employees work for free. And in a class-action lawsuit, former employees said the restaurant had withheld tips and overtime pay, resulting in a $600,000 settlement, despite the restaurant denying any wrongdoing.
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