Ghanaian Restaurant In US Seized By Government Over Unpaid Taxes
- A Ghanaian restaurant in the US called Accra Girls has been seized by a state agency over unpaid taxes
- Photos showed two signs posted on the building’s windows confirming the seizure by the state agency
- Emmanuel Larbi and Manasseh Konabu are noted as the co-owners of the Accra Girls restaurant
A Ghanaian restaurant in the US has been seized by a state agency over unpaid taxes.
The restaurant, called Accra Girls, located on Worcester’s Grafton Street in Massachusetts, was known for its Ghanaian cuisine.
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Masslive reported that two signs posted on the building’s windows confirmed the seizure by the state’s Department of Revenue.
Emmanuel Larbi and Manasseh Konabu, the co-owners of Accra Girls, have not commented on the seizure.
Accra Girls first opened in 2017, according to the Worcester Business Journal‘s profile on Larbi. It reached more than 250,000 patrons in its first two full years.
The restaurant's Instagram page noted that it offers “hospitality on a plate.”
The restaurant serves Ghanaian dishes like as Jollof rice and Banku.
About Emmanuel Larbi
Larbi, was 7 when his family immigrated from Ghana to Worcester in 2002.
At a point, he expanded his restaurant to a second location at the Worcester Public Market.
Larbi is a graduate of Assumption University's biology programme and was also enrolled in Harvard University’s business analytics programme.
He has worked as a cancer researcher at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.
During the coronavirus pandemic, he helped feed frontline workers in Worcester and Boston.
The Worcester Business Journal also noted that he’s on the founding committee for EforAll Greater Worcester, an effort working to bring to the area a branch of the nonprofit working to improve economic opportunities in underserved communities through entrepreneurship.
Source: YEN.com.gh
