The owner of Las Olas hot spot Salt7 is speaking up after Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies this week evicted the high-end restaurant from Fort Lauderdale’s Riverwalk.
John Kostoglou and his waterfront steakhouse-nightclub at 500 E. Las Olas Blvd., on the ground floor of the Icon Las Olas tower, have been embroiled in a lawsuit with the landlord over unpaid rent. At issue: use of a boat docking area on the Riverwalk, which Salt7 says it was promised and which the landlord has disputed, calling the claim “laughable” and “brazen” in court filings.
There also have been accusations of owed wages, withheld tips and bounced checks by current and former chefs and waitstaff, who vented their frustrations on social media in past weeks…