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The Rubin Report

Viral Restaurant Owner Who Snapped at Health Inspectors Responds

The Rubin Report

Emma Dog Productions

News Commentary, News, Politics

4.513.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to restaurant owner Anton Van Happen of Nick the Greek in Ventura, California. Anton has been getting national attention since a video of him defending his business from health inspectors went viral. He has been ordered to close his business for breaking Los Angeles’ outdoor dining ban. Anton sets the record straight on what happened and how policies intended to protect public health are destroying countless small businesses with their insane rules. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Alright, we're doing a quick hit today to help highlight someone who's fighting these insane

0:04.0

lockdowns as hopefully you are in your own little way. I'll be sitting down with Anton,

0:08.6

the owner of Nick the Greek restaurant in Ventura County, and you probably recognize him because

0:13.9

he's the guy who stood up to government regulators trying to shut down his business.

0:18.9

I'm going to throw to the viral video that has been seen millions of times already,

0:22.5

and then we're going to go right into my interview with Anton, so first take a look at the video.

0:52.5

Okay, so we have a COVID-19 pandemic suspension at the front end here. We're not supposed to be open,

1:02.1

but there's a spend on Friday. The order was issued by public health that says that we need to

1:08.8

load his phone, we need to get real. Okay, so why do the reason you guys are posing is because

1:15.2

on Friday the event has a protest which I'm allowed to do. I put tables outside, I saw all my

1:21.7

food to go, I didn't do any outdoor dining, I saw all my food to go, and everybody's own

1:27.5

product to sit outside on my tables again as protest which I'm allowed to do. Okay, now you guys

1:33.3

came Friday evening, and there were two guys here who are trying to leave, they basically said,

1:38.0

listen, if you put your tables in here as a side wrap now, you're being compliant, I said, okay,

1:42.0

and I'm going to go right, why would you shut me down then? And they said you're going to be gone

1:46.4

through your guys' system, and now I have to get you guys to come back before I could open it.

1:52.8

But if I'm already compliant with you and I have the tables and chairs inside,

1:56.7

you want me to of course you need to shut down my business, and I have to send all my employees

2:02.9

home, I have rent to pay, I have bills to pay, and I'm going to do that. This is a power trip,

2:08.2

this is probably going to be about COVID-19. I hope that I will be back.

2:11.5

So, I'm going to have to send my employees to the rest of the day.

2:15.5

This is what it's about, because you guys are closing the end.

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