Paula Deen restaurant closes

[TexasTowelie]

Source: AP

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A wildly popular Georgia restaurant at the center of a lawsuit that left the reputation of famed Southern celebrity cook Paula Deen in shambles has reportedly closed.

Uncle Bubba's Seafood & Oyster House announced the closure Thursday on its Facebook page, The Savannah Morning News (http://bit.ly/1owsS1s) and WSAV television (http://bit.ly/1gseldc) reported.

"Thank you for 10 great years. Uncle Bubba's is now closed," the Facebook message said.

Deen's brother, restaurant operator Bubba Hiers, decided to shut the eatery's doors "in order to explore development options for the waterfront property on which the restaurant is located," the reports said, quoting a statement from the Key Group public relations and marketing company. "At this point, no specific plans have been announced," the statement said.

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/ap/georgia/reports-paula-deen-restaurant-closes/nfRpD/

[alp227]

1. While in reality the free market turned its back on this connosieur of bigotry and unhealthy eating,

I bet right wing forums are going, "OBAMA AND THE NEW BLACK PANTHERS SHUT DOWN PAULA DEEN'S RESTAURANT AND WANTS TO SILENCE HER FOR BEING WHITE! derrrrrp"

[Dawson Leery]

2. Unhealthy indeed.

[darkangel218]

3. Good

riddance.

[geomon666]

4. Time for another Buttah Cruise y'all!

I think I'm going to puke now.

[tofuandbeer]

5. Insert the Simpson's sound bite: "Ha ha!"

[4lbs]

6. I guess the public decided they had enough of deep-fried grease balls in lard batter.

Or was it the chocolate-covered triple bacon cheesy bacon quad cheeseburger with 128 oz caffeine caffy sugar bomb molasses flavored cokey cola?

(NOTE: Those items don't really exist.... yet..... I think.)

[DeSwiss]

10. I think it was the Choc/Bac

[Lochloosa]

15. That's thick sliced too...damn

[wordpix]

21. omg, heart attack and cancer food, blech

[Drunken Irishman]

7. Paula Deen is done.

I don't think she'll ever reach the same heights she had prior to last year. It's actually a bit surprising to me because a great deal of people defended her initially. But she fizzled.

Good riddance.

[xxqqqzme]

8. Couldn't stand the heat,

left the kitchen.



couldn't resist.

[n2doc]

12. She recently signed a 70 million dollar deal

Unfortunately she is making more money than ever.

[bitchkitty]

20. There are millions of racists

all over the country who support her. When they found out that she was a racist too, they flocked to support her. She is their heroine. She hasn't fizzled. She just signed a 70 million dollar deal.

[LynneSin]

22. You know I thought a year after the racist background came out she'd make a comeback

I've seen plenty of celebrities tank their career over dumbass statements and many of them would take a year or so to quietly reflect what got them into hot water and then come back bigger and better.

Instead her comeback was comparing herself to recently outed athlete Michael Sams. Somehow comparing her choice of being a racist Sams' coming out as gay, something that is not a choice.

I think the Dean empire is dead.

[Sherman A1]

9. I am sorry to hear this

as I hate to hear anyone losing their job and that is what this means to those employed there. As to the "Esteemed" Ms Dean, I am certain that she will some how come out okay in this move.

[OKNancy]

11. That's her brother's restaurant more than hers. Her original one

is LadyandSons http://www.ladyandsons.com/

[HockeyMom]

13. Putting aside her issues,

her and her brother's restaurants got really bad reviews from customers on the quality of the food. When visiting a new city, I always check restaurant reviews. I would not go to either place anyway, but was curious to see their reviews.

Poor quality food alone will make a restaurant go out of business.

[Seeking Serenity]

24. I ate at Lady and Sons last year on a trip to Savannah

Say what you will about Paula Deen, that was some larrupin' good food. The fried chicken was absolutely the best I'd ever had. It was a bit pricey, sure, but doggone good.

[LovingA2andMI]

14. I'm sure Georgians Found....

Somewhere else to eat considering Paula was a enabler to her Brother Bubba issues with sexually harassing Women.

[titaniumsalute]

16. This wasn't really her restaurant

Her place in Savannah is called The Lady and Sons. She's not going broke or bankrupt.

[progressoid]

17. Paula Deen lands $75 million investment deal

Paula Deen lands $75 million investment deal

http://savannahnow.com/exchange/2014-02-12/paul-deen-lands-75-million-investment-deal

[bigworld]

18. Obligatory peas recipe

http://www.pauladeen.com/recipes/recipe_view/english_peas/

[Beaverhausen]

23. LOL!!!

I knew what it was going to be before I opened it.

[workinclasszero]

19. Ah the invisible hand of the free market

works its magic again right teabaggers? LOLZ!