Waldo Chicken Shack Retreats To Johnson County Amid Rampant Kansas City Crime

We blogged this story over the weekend and there was push back about the quality of the establishment.

However, here's a fact check . . .

THIS CHICKEN SHACK THRIVES IN JOCO BUT CONSTANT CRIME IN KANSAS CITY CHASES THE BIZ OUT OF TOWN!!!

Waldo is fighting desperately to maintain its friendly working-class image but worsening crime is CLEARLY making it harder to earn a buck for small biz . . . Check-it:

“Here, we were open just a little over two years. We had eight break-ins,” THE OWNER said.

Sitting at the corner of Wornall and 85th, he said the restaurant ran into a lot of issues with crime. Each time there was a break-in, he said it was someone new.

Increased security measures and stopped taking cash – hoping the break-ins would stop.

Here's the money line regarding other successful locations for the very same restaurant in Johnson County:

"Crime is everywhere. Homelessness is everywhere. But you know, the difference between eight break-ins in two years versus zero break-ins in eight years is dramatic,” THE OWNER said.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

'It was a nuisance': Increase in crime causes Waldo restaurant owner to close doors

Strip's Chicken had eight break-ins in just more than two years.