As if the most public meltdown ever on social media and TV wasn’t enough for the scandal-immersed owners of Amy’s Baking Company in Scottsdale, Ariz., it now looks like one of them apparently has a criminal record and could get deported.
The restaurant, owned by Salomon “Samy” Bouzaglo and his wife Amy, is now opened after their disastrous appearance on Fox’s TV show “Kitchen Nightmares” where they were shown mistreating customers and servers, and after they purportedly took to social media in an anger-filled rant that devolved into calling people “stupid,” and “haters.”
Now, The Arizona Republic is reporting that Samy Bouzaglo is attending immigration hearings that could revoke his residency status after he did not disclose information to immigration authorities. According to the paper, the information revolves around documents that show he’s banned from France and Germany and has a history of drug and extortion charges. The deportation process has been going on for two years and has nothing to do with the couple’s appearance on “Kitchen Nightmares,” said Scottsdale immigration lawyer David Asser.
So what does all of this mean for the restaurant? Yelp reviews about the restaurant’s food and service have been mixed at best, even before the Bouzaglo’s appearance on the reality show. Loyal fans of Amy’s contend the food is excellent, though.
It’s unclear if the restaurant can continue amid controversy, but if it does it will have a hard time cleaning up its image problems.
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