“We’re afraid for our lives right now, we’re just trying to work and provide for our family,” the worker says. Meanwhile, the worker said they handled 15 threatening phone calls within the span of about 30 minutes, starting when the restaurant opened at 11 a.m.
The worker says ownership has yet to talk to them about the situation. Ly did not respond to an email sent Thursday morning by Eater Chicago.Ī Tank Noodle worker who answered the phone Thursday tells Eater Chicago that staff received death threats by phone on Thursday morning. Ownership has yet to return a message left with workers over the phone at the restaurant. General manager Gwen Ly’s Facebook page, public before Thursday, was switched to private, and comments critical of Tank are being deleted. But after Wednesday’s scene at the Capitol, many Chicagoans are aghast and don’t want to support anyone associated with the mobs in D.C. They say owners are worried that social media outrage will cause them to close their 21-year-old restaurant. The source also says the shop was “barely making it” during the pandemic. Facebook/ScreenshotĪ source close to Tank management confirms owners made the trip to D.C. A screenshot of Thien Ly’s Facebook post. A post from Tank Noodle’s associate manager, Thien Ly, shows him and and another man alongside an image of his United Airlines boarding pass with the caption “Jan#6 Get Wild! #fightfortrump.”Ĭhang’s personal Facebook page includes pro-Trump posts leading to commenters making similar critical posts on Ping Pong’s Yelp page. Users have flooded Tank Noodle account with posts condemning the restaurant owners’ support of Trump and a willingness to ignore COVID-19 safety by boarding a plane during the pandemic.
Chang did not respond to follow-up questions. Chang disputes his attendance, texting Eater Chicago that it wasn’t him. Multiple users have alleged that Henry Chang - the owner of Boystown Pan Asian restaurant Ping Pong, Japanese restaurant Wakamono, and late-night cocktail den Wang’s - is in the photo as well. One photo shows owners of Tank Noodle in their seats on an airplane bound for D.C. As photographs and videos of the attempted coup circulated after crowds dispersed, Chicagoans began to recognize names and faces from local businesses. On Thursday, the House Committee on Homeland Security called the protest a domestic terrorist attack. Three others also reportedly died in or near the Capitol. Lawmakers were forced to evacuate, United States Capitol Police fatally shot one of the rioters - a 35-year-old woman. Capitol in an effort to disrupt Biden’s certification as president. turned violent as Americans watched rioters breach the U.S. On Wednesday night, social media posts with photos of the owners of began surfacing on Twitter, showing them on a plane to the nation’s capital with the intention of participating in protests opposing Trump’s Election Day defeat to Joe Biden. on Tuesday, January 5, to support President Donald Trump.
The staff at a local Chicago restaurant is receiving death threats after social media posts showed that Tank Noodle’s owners traveled to Washington, D.C.
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