Kid Rock Bar Shuts Grills as ICE Scare Empties Nashville Kitchens

Kid Rock Barâs sudden kitchen shutdown on Nashvilleâs Broadway followed ICE sweeps, leaving Honky Tonk Central and The Diner grill-less at the Saturday night rush. Restaurant staff vanished mid-service, as 196 arrests citywide left the downtown hungry and managers scrambling.
Traffic stops and unmarked ICE vehicles sent immigrant workers home, forcing managers to coordinate secret ridesâan ironic twist in Music Cityâs live music capital. Immigration crackdown headlines collided with fast food diplomacy, as fries lost to fear and city politics took center stage.