Sichuan Restaurant Meili Is Competing With Its Rival on New Turf | Eater NY

"Opened in 2011 and moved to a new location at 59 W. 37th Street (at Sixth Avenue) in 2022, the restaurant's owners publicly charged a rival with copying their concept after that rival took over the old space and recruited some of the staff. Zhang and Wang wrote on Instagram at the time: "Someone has stolen our menu, hired our cooks, imitated our design, and opened a copycat restaurant a block away in the old space that used to house [our former location]." The dispute centers on allegations of staff poaching and imitation of the original dining-room design." - Nadia Chaudhury