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.