Paramount Fine Foods CEO Mohamad Fakih and Husam and Shihnaz Al-Soufi, owners of Soufi's Restaurant, speak to the media at their Queen St. West restaurant on Oct 10 2019.A Syrian restaurant that closed this week after receiving xenophobic death threats will reopen Friday to make a statement that Toronto is a safe place for immigrants.
The next day Mohamad Fakih, the CEO of Middle Eastern restaurant chain Paramount Fine Foods, reached out to the al-Soufi family and asked them to reconsider. He offered to temporarily take over management so they could have time to deal with the attacks they received, which are being investigated by Toronto Police.
Mr. al-Soufi said his son is still recovering from the digital, verbal and physical attacks he received but did not want to discuss details of Sunday’s assault. His son will not be working at the restaurant for the time being, he said.
globetoronto We won’t be eating there anytime soon. Antifa ties and all this drama, something smells fishy.
globetoronto This is looking more and more like a publicity stunt.
globetoronto They clearly hired a stellar PR team. They’ve managed to take a situation where their son was intimidating and harassing senior citizens, and they condoned it, into a situation where there are getting sympathy from across the country. Bravo, but they are still trash.
globetoronto So I guess they are not worried anymore?
globetoronto Umm hello Who is the hateful one? Who was screeching “off our streets nazi scum” to an 88 year old ww nazi fighter?Perhaps we should rethink exactly needs to get off our streets. What a FUCKING joke. We need to take a stand for our elderly and not those that abuse generosity.
globetoronto Played the MSM and Progressives perfectly.
globetoronto So how is their PoS spawn doing now that all of Canada hates him?
globetoronto The sold media has an agenda.
globetoronto MyCanadaIncludesSoufis
globetoronto Go back. This is Canada. We are not forced to swallow your costumes. You are supposed to adapt to ours.
globetoronto Because their son was the Antifa thug who stopped the little old lady with the walker from crossing the street. No big surprise I guess.
globetoronto So does this mean that in only 2 days, we can consider that all the threats will not be carried out and there will not be anymore hate messages going forward? 'Strange or What'?
globetoronto Sorry about your business. But your sons is a problem and needs to grow up. If he’s so hard done by living here then leave.
globetoronto Was the closing a publicity stunt?