Popular coffee shopStrange Loveon Spadina Ave. has closed its doors. The closure comes as a shock to both regulars from neighbouring office buildings and its own employees.

A former employee who spoke with blogTO says they found themselves locked out of the cafe in mid-June and unable to reach owner Chris Nguyen.

The former employee also claims Nguyen has failed to pay both the staff and several invoices to suppliers across the city.

Known past suppliers to the shop includePilot Coffee,De Mello, Hatch, and Sealtest Dairy. When blogTO asked some of the suppliers about their interactions with Strange Love they were hesitant to comment publicly.

"They owe a lot of paychecks. I'm missing at least two wages and tip outs," the former employee claimed to blogTO.

佛rmer employees have also filed a case with the Ontario Labour Board.

Known for their mood-enhancing mushroom coffees and servingseasonal lattes in pumpkins, the company grew to have three locations across the city, as well as afull adaptogen supplement line.

It should be noted that the closure is timed with the approval of a re-zoning application for the address to make way for a City park and mixed-use building.