Langan told the Houston Chronicle that he had to turn away around 300 patrons on the first weekend in order to maintain distancing, and that customers had been tipping the dancers well. It also ceased offering nude entertainment - dancers were required to wear bathing suits and performed at a distance from customers. Onyx management had already taken measures to increase social distancing, including banning lap dances and requiring that all employees wear masks. Location Atlanta, GA 3 reviews Ratings by category 4.4 Work-Life Balance 3.4 Pay & Benefits 3.5 Job Security & Advancement 3.7 Management 4.2 Culture Sort by Helpfulness Rating Date Language Found 3 reviews matching the search See all 12 reviews Onyx culture V.I. On Friday, that same judge clarified that Onyx could only operate as a restaurant, with no entertainers whatsoever.
Shortly after the raid, a federal judge issued a temporary injunction allowing the club to reopen. Because less than half the club’s revenue comes from liquor sales, Langan has argued that they should be considered a restaurant and not a bar or sexually-oriented business, and thus allowed to reopen at 25% capacity along with other restaurants on May 1. Onyx, which bills itself as the nation’s number one hip-hop strip club, serves staples like pasta, burgers, wings and even breakfast dishes.
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That set off a series of arguments about Onyx’s operating licenses - was it a bar, a sexually-oriented business, or a restaurant? When threatened with arrest, club president Eric Langan opted to close the club for the night. A Galleria-area strip club embroiled in a legal battle with the City of Houston over what’s considered a restaurant will be allowed to stay open - without dancers.Īfter being closed for weeks due to Houston’s Stay Home Work Safe order, Club Onyx reopened at 12 am on May 1, only to be raided by police and the fire marshal 15 minutes later.
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