Corina Luckenbach, owner of Bebop Waffle Shop in West Seattle, closed her restaurant after a decade in business. Luckenbach cited the increase in Seattle's minimum wage as the final factor in a series of mounting economic pressures, making it impossible to continue operating profitably.
Bebop Waffle Shop served up its last meal on Monday. The owner said the increase in Seattle 's minimum wage was the final straw in list of growing economic pressures. proved to be the final straw for one restaurant owner, who decided she was better off closing her doors for good.
For the past decade, Corina Luckenbach has run Bebop Waffle Shop at the busy intersection of California Ave Southwest and Southwest Admiral Way in West Seattle. Monday was her final day in business. "She wants her employees to make all the money that they can make," said Katie Ellison, who owns Flower Lab, a full-service florist that operates within the same commercial space as Luckenbach’s restaurant. "But for her, she is not able to take on that extra cost and she needed to be able to continue bringing home money for her family."Once that was gone, Luckenbach saw her payroll costs increase by $3.51 per hour for each employee.
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