Francois Safieddine’s My Neighbor Felix aims to shut down ex-manager’s LoHi eatery

A new LoHi restaurant is feeling the heat from one of the city’s most prominent restaurateurs.

My Neighbor Felix, the casual Mexican restaurant at 1801 Central St., sued its former executive general manager Kasie Curiel and her business Alma Fonda Fina on March 11 and requested a temporary restraining order.

If approved, the restraining order would close Alma Fonda Fina for an undetermined period of time. A hearing will be held this Friday.

Curiel worked at My Neighbor Felix for three years before she was terminated in April, according to the lawsuit, which doesn’t detail why she was let go. In December, she opened Alma Fonda Fina at 2566 15th St. with her husband Johnny, the former culinary director for the parent company of My Neighbor Felix, Lotus Concepts.

A spokesperson for Curiel and Alma Fonda Fina declined to comment.

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