Camp Death

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The stench sent the Dog Day Deli, which Glasscock says was generating $45,000 per month, into a tailspin. "The unit consistently broke down, ran over and flooded our space with waste; disgusting, smelly, greasy waste, right at the front door," she says. The problem, Glasscock believes, was that the grease separator installed by Main Street wasn't capable of coping with a high-volume restaurant like Iron Cactus and wasn't properly maintained. She also says Main Street refused to rectify the problem (Main Street partners John Tatum and Thomas Taylor couldn't be reached for comment).

The Dog Day Deli, which court papers deemed "a foul smelling stink pit," was shut down this past June 17. "It actually overflowed the day we moved out," Glasscock says. She and Douglas filed a $1,040,000 damage suit in July, arrived at by multiplying projected profits of $5,000 per month over the remaining life of their lease plus the $200,000 invested to finish out the space. Now, a sign posted in the window near the street level entrance advertises the availability of a unique cellar restaurant space. Indeed. --Mark Stuertz

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