The owners of Salt are in the midst of a lawsuit with Ta Daa LLC, owner of the building that the restaurant occupies at 4356 Lindell Blvd., in the Central West End. As reported yesterday by Ian Froeb of the Riverfront Times, Ta Daa is suing American Larder, Salt’s corporate entity, for eviction, alleging that Salt has been unlawfully occupying the space after not paying rent.
In a telephone conversation last night, Salt co-owner Matt Obermark told The Scoop that the company has no immediate plans to vacate the premises. Salt held dinner hours as usual yesterday. “We’re not going out of business,” said Obermark. “We have paid what was back-owed. And we’re paying rent into an escrow account.” He noted that he is optimistic that the lawyers representing Salt will work out an agreement with Ta Daa’s legal team and added, “I hope it doesn’t hurt our busy season, which has been great so far.”
The Scoop contacted Natalie Pettus, Ta Daa owner and proprietor of Overlook Farms in Clarksville, Mo. Pettus declined to comment on the matter because “it is in litigation at the moment.”
This article appears in October 2012.