Uncle Bubbas Seafood And Oyster House, the restaurant whose manager sued celebrity chef Paula Deen and, in the process, effectively destroyed her empire are now, yet another casualty of the cook’s nationally publicized racist scandal.

According to news accounts employees found out that they were out of work not by phone but by way of showing up to work to find the restaurants sign missing and movers taking away the restaurants furnishings. The only official word, coming in the form of a message posted this morning to the restaurants facebook page saying:” Thank you for 10 great years. Uncle Bubba’s is now closed..”. Relatives and friends of the former workers wasted no time expressing their dismay on the restaurants page. One employee posted in response to Deen’s supporters saying “we all found out on FACEBOOK. restaurants close all the time but you never find out through a f****** Facebook status. I worked there for 5 years. complete and total lack of respect and bull****.”

As you will all remember, back in 2013 the white general manager of the chefs Savannah Georgia restaurant (Lisa Jackson) sued Deen claiming that sexual harassment and racial discrimination were major issues in the workplace. Deen’s brother Earl Hier ran the restaurant at the time.

In the end though none of the claims made by Jackson held up in court. Among Jackson’s claims, those that weren’t dismissed outright by the United States District court such as Jackson racial discrimination claim, we’re settled out of court. But, the damage was already done because long before any settlement Deen shot herself in the foot by admitting that she had used the N word in at least one instance, while-claims Deen-she was being robbed at gunpoint by a black man. This admission led to the immediate collapse of her cooking empire which, ironically, was supported in no small part by African-American fans and dollars.

Deen still has a few restaurants left including her “Lady And Sons” restaurant, also located in Savannah. One can’t help feeling bad for the employees, many of whom are black, who have been so suddenly displaced. On the upside though, maybe the employees of the defunct restaurant can take this opportunity to find an employer who will determine their treatment on some basis other than that of their skin pigmentation. After all, in closing the restaurant without a single face to face contact with her staff Deen has, yet again, demonstrated her lack of understanding of basic courtesy and respect for her now displaced employees. And, as Maya Angelou once said “The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them”.  So, I say, goodbye Uncle Bubba’s and good riddance.

Are you happy to see Uncle Bubbas Go?