Doyle Rader conscious was important for founder Domi- nick Oliverie. Late last year, Oliverie, 74, decided it was time to retire. He placed a large sign in front of his stand-alone pink and yellow sandwich shop that said it would be clos- ing. Just weeks later, a patron pulling up to the drive-thru for one last hurrah spotted another, smaller sign that announced the shop was reopening with new owners. Jacob Cox and Danny Wilson swooped in to save our sandwich souls. The duo has some local experience in the food and bev- erage industry; they run several bars and businesses in Deep Ellum. They told the Ob- server in January they ate a lot of sand- wiches before deciding to buy the spot from Oliverie. They also spoke of plans to expand the concept nationally with the same reci- pes and sandwiches. Cox and Wilson also told us they had negotiated a three-month deal with the property owner at the time to stay on Lemmon. But after that they would be month-to-month, adding that the rent was too high for a sandwich shop long-term. Per the Morning News, their lease is up on Aug. 15. As reported by the Lakewood Advocate, Hero’s new home will be at Timber Creek Crossing shopping center at Skillman and Northwest Highway (6216 Retail Road). The location was previously a Captain D’s and before that, a Del Taco. The owners hope to open (again) in September. As for the iconic sandwich shop space, Shug’s Bagels is moving in. ▼ FOOD NEWS $350,000 AND A LAWSUIT TO HALT MINORITY PREFERENCE WASN’T ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN THIS CAJUN SPOT. BY LAUREN DREWES DANIELS DEEP-FRIED CAJUN BLUES more than $28 billion from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund during the pandemic. So, the owners sought a temporary re- straining order, ultimately terminating funding to businesses that were considered 1 A restaurant in Keller didn’t agree with how the Small Business Asso- ciation (SBA) was distributing Great American Hero is on the move and looking to expand under new owners. socially or economically disadvantaged. As first reported by The New York Times, Jason and Janice Smith, co-owners of The Lost Cajun, which operates as the Blessed Cajun LLC, filed a lawsuit in May 2021 claiming they had lost $350,000 in gross revenue during the pandemic. The SBA had been instructed by the Biden administration that for the first 21 days of the $28 billion grant program it should give priority review to businesses owned by women, veterans and those who were socially and economically disadvan- taged. The Smiths felt that order would keep them from receiving funds. Their suit was backed by Stephen Miller, former se- nior advisor to Donald Trump, and by the America First Legal group. A judge granted the Smiths the injunc- tion on May 18, ultimately halting funding that had, in some cases, already been as- signed to businesses. The irony was that the Smiths received two separate Paycheck Protection Pro- gram loans — one for $67,900 and the other for $95,073 — and on both of those applications self-reported as a female- owned business. The Smiths did indeed receive a grant for $187,753 from the SBA just days after the judge granted their injunction. In all, The Lost Cajun received $350,726. A small business owner, Kathleen Mor- gan of Honeychild’s Sweet Creams in Hous- ton, told us at the time she was informed through her SBA application portal that she was going to receive a grant of $21,000. The SBA even asked her to verify her direct de- posit information. After the lawsuit, the funds disappeared from her portal and she never received a grant. The Lost Cajun in Keller posted on Face- book on July 11, “There is a season for every- thing, a time for every occupation under heaven: The season for The Lost Cajun Keller has come to an end.” Honeychild’s is still open and was re- cently named an essential ice cream spot in Houston by KPRC-TV. We reached out to the Smiths and America First Legal for comment but did not hear back. OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 4434 Harry Hines (near Market Center) Near Medical/Design District 214-521-0992 • OriginalMarketDiner.com Come watch all the baseball action with us! THE LEGEND LIVES ON CHECK OUT OUR NEW KITCHEN DAILY BUFFET STADIUM BUFFET MON-FRI 11AM-2PM MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM Sat 11aM-10pM • Sun 12pM-10pM 10250 Shady Trail • 214.358.5511 • babydolls.com 13 THE LEGEND LIVES ON ® dallasobserver.com CLASSIFIED | MUSIC | DISH | CULTURE | UNFAIR PARK | CONTENTS DALLAS OBSERVER AUGUST 4 - 10, 2022 MONTH XX–MONTH XX, 2014
