Kikanbo Ramen Will Finally Reopen this Week and to Celebrate it's Giving Away Free Ramen, So Get Ready to Slurp Those Noods
The popular eateries have finally made a come back following months of unfair closures.
A string of popular restaurants on La Trobe Street have finally been given the all clear to reopen following sudden closures in October. The venues were forced to close, with less than 12 hours' notice, following a legal dispute between their landlord and sub-landlord. Among them was viral ramen spot Kikanbo, which brought in endless queues, rave reviews and eye-watering amounts of views on social media.
Kikanbo has confirmed that it will reopen on Thursday, December 4, at 5pm. And what better way to celebrate than with free ramen? The first 200 dine-in customers will receive a complimentary bowl of karashibi ramen (simply like and share Kikanbo's Instagram post to support its reopening to be eligible).
When the restaurants were forced to close, a post on Kikanbo's Instagram page detailed that they were "Closed until further notice. Unfortunately, there is an ongoing dispute between the landlord and the sub-landlord. Sadly, this is out of our control and has affected all the businesses on this block. Keep an eye on our social media for further updates."
R Harn, another La Trobe street venue, from the team behind ever-popular Soi 38, that serves home-style Southern Thai and Chinese cuisine, suffered a similar fate. Taking to Instagram back in October, the team explained that "This situation is completely beyond our control and does not involve R Harn directly. We are working with all parties to resolve the matter as quickly as possible and to reopen our doors soon." Finally, only at the end of November, R Harn were able to reopen.
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The owner of R Harn told news.com.au at that time, that "At 7.15am I got an alert on my camera that there was movement. I saw them changing the locks. It was shocking. We're pretty screwed. Like watching a movie. We just don't understand why it's happening. We can't afford to close, I can't just accept this."
Machi Machi, Kata Kita and soon-to-open Luke's Banh Mi were also been forced to close their doors. As reported by news.com.au, these sudden closures caused hundreds of kilos of food to be wasted, with the restaurants reportedly losing eye-watering amounts of money.
As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald at the time of the closures, Sazz Nasimi, lawyer at Moray & Agnew, the firm representing the sub-landlord, said "It is a great shame that the landlord has chosen to take the steps that it has…This is one of the more bizarre steps taken by a landlord in my close to 20 years of experience in retail leasing disputes."
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