The doors of Ruby Tequila’s locations in Lubbock and Amarillo were closed Thursday. Ruby Tequila’s had been bought out by a company tied to Twisted Spigot.
A Lubbock employee of Ruby Tequila’s did not want to go on camera, but did point out Spigot locations were open.
Fired Up Holding Company, Inc. owns the Twisted Spigot. A company employee told EverthingLubbock.com they previously owned a Ruby Tequila’s location in Lubbock, but did not want to comment on the closing or employee payments.
The Ruby Tequila’s employee said Thursday was payday but paychecks were not yet received. Employees were not given advance notice of the closing, he said.
“They didn’t tell us nothing about it,” another anonymous Ruby Tequila’s Employee said. “I called them that morning because they usually text you your schedule and, ‘Oh we’re going to be closed we’re going to have a meeting,’ and it’s just been closed every since Monday. Nothing, nobody’s called me, no managers, nobody. I try to get ahold of them and nobody answers.”
A sign on the door at one location of Ruby Tequila’s said the restaurant would be closed on July 17 and 18, but they remained closed on Thursday.
“You take care of your family with what you’re working for,” he added.
Ruby Tequila’s listed Lubbock locations of 413 University Avenue and 8601 University Avenue. Twisted Spigot listed locations at 411 University, 4525 Milwaukee, and 8222 University. The address for the company’s headquarters was also listed in Lubbock.
Court documents show Ruby Tequila’s facing several separate lawsuits for unpaid services regarding former employees and contracted workers.
Like Ruby Tequila’s, another local restaurant owned by Fired Up Holding Company is also facing a lawsuit for similar cases.
“I just want my money,” Hired Contractor Drexal Robinson said.
Drexal Robinson is a state contractor who’s company is called Drexal Painting. He filed a lawsuit against Twisted Spigot for unpaid manual labor services completed in late 2016.
“If anything else, pay me for the paint that I bought for your building,” Robinson said. “Big red building sitting in front of Jones Stadium with my paint on it for free.”
Court documents show evidence of a proposal for over $12,000 dollars worth of service signed by existing management at the time of the contract.
However, Robinson said none of the money in the contract has been paid.
“You spend all your money and you do your labor,” Robinson said. “My son and my nephew were helping and you’re not in this business to do that type of stuff. You’re here to help.”
EverythingLubbock.com continues to investigate on these cases.
