DC restaurant owner slams Initiative 82 and 'exhausting' ICE raids

Restaurant owner Tony Tomelden, also known as “Tony T,” shared his struggles sustaining operations under the new tipped wage law, Initiative 82.

Tomelden’s restaurant, Brookland’s Finest Bar & Kitchen, was a “social gathering place” in Brookland, D.C., but it closed its doors in April, just before Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids began, according to Tomelden. The restaurant operated for 11 years.