HOUSTON — Turkey Leg Hut faces a lawsuit alleging that the popular restaurant owes almost $1.3 million to a food supplier, US Foods Inc.
US Foods, based in Delaware, filed the lawsuit on Dec. 1, 2022, in the U.S. District Court in Illinois, which is where it does most of its business. US Foods is one of the top foodservice distributors in the country that supplies restaurants and others across the country.
According to the lawsuit, US Foods began supplying Turkey Leg Hut with products in September 2020. The Houston restaurant entered into an agreement with US Foods, which agreed to supply them with produce and food-related products.
As part of the agreement, Turkey Leg Hut agreed to be bound by the terms of the customer application, invoices, and other charges, according to the lawsuit. The restaurant also agreed to pay interest in the amount of 1.5% per month on any past-due payments.
The agreement also requires the restaurant to pay for attorney’s fees in the enforcement of the invoices, the lawsuit states.
According to the lawsuit, Turkey Leg Hut owes $85,106.17, but with the interest rate and attorney’s fees, the total amount is $1,288,583.12 as of the court filing.
We reached out to the owners for comment and received the following statement.
"Turkey Leg Hut was not aware of a pending lawsuit until we were contacted by the media Thursday afternoon," owner Nakia Price said. "From what we can see, this is not adding up and cannot comment further on the pending litigation. The math is not mathin'."
