Worcester restaurant serving food from Ghana seized by state due to unpaid taxes
A restaurant located on Worcester's Grafton Street that serves cuisine from Ghana has been seized by the state's Department of Revenue (DOR) due to unpaid taxes, according to two signs posted on the building's windows.
Accra Girls at 1280 Grafton St. was seized by the DOR because of nonpayment of taxes, the two orange signs read.
Emmanuel Larbi and Manasseh Konabu, the co-owner of Accra Girls, did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Monday.
The Department of Revenue did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the timing of the seizure on Monday.
Accra Girls first opened in 2017, according to the Worcester Business Journal's profile on Larbi.
The Instagram page of the restaurant reads that it offers 'hospitality on a plate.'
The restaurant serves dishes from Ghana, which feature foods such as Jollof rice, boiled yam and spinach stew and Banku — a starchy dish made of corn and cassava doughs.
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