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Community raises money for Niagara Falls restaurant with flooding damage
Ghada Have It Mediterranean restaurant has about $35,000-40,000 in repairs and preventative work they now need to do. Author: Danielle Church (WGRZ) Updated: 7:31 PM EDT July 27, 2021
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. Bashar Srouji was running behind schedule last Tuesday.
It s why he had to work later than usual at his Ghada Have It Mediterranean restaurant.
He just didn t expect it to last through 4 a.m. Just shocked that it even happened truthfully, Srouji said.
Srouji was ordering more food for the restaurant when water began to spill in. In of ten minutes, we had a minimum of five inches of water maxing out at about 8 to ten inches, Srouji said.
WNY man opens Mediterranean restaurant after COVID-19 furlough
Bashar Srouji says he s thought about opening a restaurant for the last seven years, but getting temporarily laid off is what finally gave him the push he needed. Author: Danielle Church (WGRZ) Updated: 11:39 AM EST March 7, 2021
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. A lot of people have either lost their jobs or been furloughed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In some cases, it s actually inspired some Western New Yorkers to completely change careers and follow their dreams.
Just take Bashar Srouji, for example.
He s wanted to open a restaurant for seven years, but he didn t finally go for it until getting furloughed from his sales job inspired him to do so.