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Turkey Leg Hut is enforcing a new dress code policy, the company announced Friday.

HOUSTON – Houston’s Turkey Leg Hut started as a couple selling turkey legs in a parking lot for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in 2016. While some of its time in the spotlight has been positive, lately, the famous turkey leg empire has been shrouded in controversy. The court issues a temporary injunction saying the Turkey Leg Hut would not be able to use its outside smokers from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily for 14 days. “We have successfully operated our business in compliance and cooperation with the city of Houston ordinances.”The Turkey Leg Hut’s attorney showed architectural plans to build an enclosed smoker. “Today’s ruling was a successful step in the right direction for the Turkey Leg Hut, whose good name and business have been unjustly damaged this week by the plaintiffs and their counsel,” the attorney said.

HOUSTON A legal battle is stirring between owners of the Turkey Leg Hut & Company, the parent company of Houstons popular eatery on Almeda Road in Houston. Rogers claimIn August 2017, Rogers and Price decided to open a new location for Turkey Leg Hut on Almeda Road, according to legal documents. The food trucks are covered in Turkey Leg Hut advertisements and are easily confused as being associated with Turkey Leg Hut & Company, the lawsuit read. In December 2019, Price created TLH Concessions to operate the TLH food trucks and catering business, per the lawsuit. There are several TLH food trucks across Houston, including a truck near the flagship location.

In 2016, Turkey Leg Hut owners Lynn and Nakia Price unleashed their monster turkey legs onto the world in a parking lot at the Houston Rodeo. The list goes on and on and its quite a customer base considering the pair launched Turkey Leg Hut just three years ago, back in 2017. Lynn: Of course we have everyone come to Turkey Leg Hut. Q: If you had to pick, what would you say is your all-time favorite Turkey Leg Hut menu item? -----Turkey Leg Hut is located at 4830 Almeda Road in Houston.

RELATED: Owners of Turkey Leg Hut respond to lawsuit over smokey environmentThe owners of the Turkey Leg Hut restaurant filed and won a temporary restraining order to block the injunction during the week of Thanksgiving so that they wouldn’t run out of food during the busy holiday. The press release goes on to claim Turkey Leg Hut owners, Price and her husband Lyndell, were “given a pass” by the City of Houston. but have taken no enforcement action against (Turkey Leg Hut) owners, Nakia S. Price and Lyndell Price, who are prominent supporters of Mayor Sylvester Turner,” the press release read. The group agreed to suspend litigation “to give the Turkey Leg Hut owners one last chance to get in compliance with the law and finally become good neighbors,” according to the group’s lawyer, Cris Feldman. "After all, the Turkey Leg Hut’s outside cooking operation is still illegal.

HOUSTON – The owners of Turkey Leg Hut responded to allegations following a lawsuit from neighbors that claims the restaurant is operating illegally and it’s a public nuisance due to smoke. Turkey Leg Hut received food safety citations in July 2018 and August 2019. On Wednesday, six neighbors slapped the Turkey Leg Hut with a lawsuit, forcing the restaurant to stop using outside smokers from 8 p.m. to 6 p.m. for 14 days. Neighbors said both requests have been repeatedly denied, leaving them no option but to file the temporary injunction limiting the hours the Turkey Leg Hut can smoke meat outdoors. The temporary order will expire on Dec. 4., however, neighbors are seeking more long-terms restrictions on outdoor food preparations and smoking for the Turkey Leg Hut.