Saltwater Oyster Depot, Inverness’s only restaurant and a boon for locals and visitors alike, is in limbo after California officials suspended its beer and wine license over hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid sales taxes uncovered in a recent audit.
Owner Luc Chamberland said the trouble began during the pandemic, when he cut administrative staff and took over the bookkeeping himself.
“If you’re in any business that involves the sale of goods…