The Big Board restaurant, whose owners had refused to enforce the DC vaccine and mask mandate, was shut down by the health department on Tuesday night:
The DC Health Dept just closed The Big Board. This was just posted minutes ago pic.twitter.com/oQLNG2bC0C
— Emily Brooks (@emilybrooksnews) February 1, 2022
But it wasn’t over the mandates. The health department cited the restaurant for unrelated food code regulations:
Update: The Big Board is closed until further notice, with the DC Division of Food citing violations of food code regulations. This comes a week after the restaurant had its liquor license suspended for violating the city’s vaccine and mask mandates.https://t.co/VPSg1BUANN
— Cami Mondeaux (@cami_mondeaux) February 2, 2022
“What a coincidence!” that the “only restaurant in the city openly defying the mayor’s ultra vires COVID dictates was shut down for totally unrelated code violations!”:
What a coincidence!
The only restaurant in the city openly defying the mayor's ultra vires COVID dictates was shut down for totally unrelated code violations!https://t.co/8BKaaaysM8 https://t.co/IQ5oRWvkLM pic.twitter.com/VHGKxz1QNK
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) February 2, 2022
Yes, it is insande:
It is insane and evil what DC is doing to small business owners, and for no good reason. https://t.co/BfrhCBgvUW
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) February 2, 2022
Many conservatives, including our Townhall colleagues, went to dinner at The Big Board last night to support the restaurant:
We made it to @thebigboarddc! @itsSpencerBrown ordered the fried pickles. pic.twitter.com/z7zE1HLAta
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) February 2, 2022
Sen. Rand Paul and his staff were also in attendance:
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.@RandPaul enjoying a burger at The Big Board and chatting w/ staffers also there to show support for the DC restaurant, which the DC health dept just just shut down about an hour ago after it openly refused to enforce vax/mask mandates pic.twitter.com/DXAHXcRMmF
— Emily Brooks (@emilybrooksnews) February 2, 2022
One of the owners told Rep. Thomas Massie that if DC wants to enforce the mandates they should hire someone to do it:
Honored to support Eric @thebigboarddc with @RepSpartz and @RandPaul.
He’s defying the DC vax ID mandates.
Eric pointed out he doesn’t work for the government – he sends them money (taxes). If they want to someone to check vaccine passports, thats their business, not his. pic.twitter.com/5nasxBCPmt
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) February 2, 2022
The restaurant is now raising money to help it get through this crisis:
Happy to support @thebigboarddc tonight with staff and friends! DC just shut down this business over ridiculous mask and vaccine mandates. Help them here – https://t.co/6BV9mx5sj2
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) February 2, 2022
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