'If you live in Austin or want to support a small business, please watch.' A viral TikTok shares a family's emotional story about being forced to close their small business because of UTAustin.
, has been in business near the college campus for five years. Now, they are being forced to close their doors at the end of May.
"The business was super successful before the pandemic, like lines out the door. People always waiting," Angelica explains in the TikTok video. "We actually got multiple offers for people to buy the rights to the restaurant, the name, the recipes, all that stuff. Then the pandemic happened.", the conversations about selling the restaurant came to a halt. Angelica's parents, Paul and Priscilla Song, did other things to keep themselves and Poke Bay afloat.
"UT Austin bought out the building my parents are tenants at," Angelica explains in the TikTok video. Her voice begins to get choked up as she talks about what this means for her parents. "Essentially, they are just kind of kicking them out and not helping them out with relocation, or a new place."
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