My coworkers and I used to eat at an Italian restaurant like this at a former job. Place was near a business park but would be nearly empty at lunchtime except for us. We used to joke that it was a mafia front, partly because it was an Italian restaurant with a bunch of mafia movie memorabilia everywhere but also partly because we always thought it odd the place stayed in business despite having hardly any customers.
Food was outstanding though, and extremely good prices for the portions. So even if we personally witnessed shit going down we'd probably have kept coming back.
I'm pretty sure the Grandma Lee's where I grew up was a Mafia front. Whole building burnt down mysteriously, too. Police had tape up for something like two years. Went in there once, to grab a to-go coffee. Definitely Mafia vibes.
My coworkers and I used to eat at an Italian restaurant like this at a former job. Place was near a business park but would be nearly empty at lunchtime except for us. We used to joke that it was a mafia front, partly because it was an Italian restaurant with a bunch of mafia movie memorabilia everywhere but also partly because we always thought it odd the place stayed in business despite having hardly any customers.
Food was outstanding though, and extremely good prices for the portions. So even if we personally witnessed shit going down we'd probably have kept coming back.
I'm pretty sure the Grandma Lee's where I grew up was a Mafia front. Whole building burnt down mysteriously, too. Police had tape up for something like two years. Went in there once, to grab a to-go coffee. Definitely Mafia vibes.
Heck, if the police asked, you would say nothing ever happened there.
I'm in the habit of not talking to the police, so I just wouldn't say anything.
Good point.