Overview
- Footage from June 1 shows Joaquin Nuñez inside the closed Papi Steak insisting he worked there and telling officers to “call Gordon Ramsay.”
- An arrest report says he left a letter demanding $6 million over a claimed Netflix likeness and repeatedly returned to the restaurant.
- Police and staff report he previously placed an unauthorized U-lock on the doors, preventing employees from entering or leaving until a locksmith arrived.
- Nuñez was charged with attempted extortion, trespassing and related counts, and court records indicate the case is closed.
- Ramsay has no known connection to Papi Steak, which is temporarily shut for renovations with a planned November reopening.