The opening of Restaurant, run by composer Don Spike, who was arrested on suspicion of Drug use, has been put on hold, which is an industry interpretation of whether it is actually a bust.
It has been confirmed that Restaurant's Seoul Jamsil Lotte World Tower, which was co-operated by Don Spike's BBQ Restaurant 'Low and Slow' and Lotte Mart Department Store, has been temporarily suspended. Don Spike's corresponding Restaurant was originally scheduled to enter the Lotte Mart Mall on the first floor of Lotte Cinema underground in September.
Don Spike opened Restaurant first at Seaoul Itaewon in late 2019. Don Spike has been seen as 'sincere in food' on several broadcast programs, and Restaurant has become famous for word of mouth and even making reservations.
Don Spike expanded its retail stores in Busan Haeundae and Lakeside Island Resorts following the Itaewon headquarters, and announced the opening of a collaborative store in the Lotte World Tower under the name BBQ House.
Don Spike Restaurant's opening was the same as the opening of the Gordon Ramsey Burger on the Lotte World Tower, but it was put on hold due to Don Spike's Drug seizure. There is also a view that the arrested Don Spike has actually been dismissed because he admitted the charges. Lotte World Tower is promoting the opening of Don Spike photo at the Restaurant opening point and postponing it to November.
“We will review the contract closely and confirm whether it will be opened again, with the store currently pending,” said an official at Lotte Mart Department Store.
Don Spike was arrested on Friday. The court ruled that there was a “error of escape.” Some in the legal profession say that Don Spike's prison sentence was expected and the amount of Drug he was carrying was large (1,000 doses), so he could not avoid arrest even though he was a celebrity.