West Highland pizza joint Pizza Alley reopened its doors Sept. 15 . But its owner says that should’ve happened at least a year earlier.

Restaurant owner Khagendra Gurung sued Sunshine Construction and Remodeling last month, saying the firm’s unpermitted, shoddy work caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage.

Gurung, who also owns Tennyson spots Mazevo Mediterranean Eatery, The Funky Buddha and Himalayan Spice, bought Pizza Alley in the spring of 2024.

The restaurant, which opened in 1976, had closed in 2023. Gurung says in the lawsuit he planned “to make certain minor renovations and quickly” reopen.

Gurung hired Sunshine and its owner Ramesh Sondhi to renovate the place, paying $65,000 between April and June 2024, according to the lawsuit. Sunshine represented that it was a licens

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