Two southeast Topeka restaurants that both sit near the northeast corner of Lake Shawnee were closed Thursday after being seized by state officials.

Red signs on the doors of The Landing Grille and Bar and Senor Bur-Rito say the locations were seized for the non-payment of taxes. Late Thursday afternoon,

Senor Bur-Rito reopened by 6 p.m. the same day after resolving the situation with the Kansas Dept. of Revenue.

The Landing was open again on Friday.

The Landing

Witnesses told 13 NEWS people were still eating at The Landing when agents arrived and escorted them out.

According to the Kansas Dept. of Revenue, its agents and Shawnee Co. Sheriff's Office executed the tax warrants and seized the assets of Lewis Enterprises DBA The Landing Grille & Bar, 2920 SE Croco Rd., and Thomas Lewis for Sales Tax, Withholding and Liquor Drink, totaling $8,413.68.

Senor Bur-Ritos

Across the SE 29th Street and Croco Rd. intersection and about an hour earlier, KDOR and Shawnee Co. deputies were at Senor Bur-ritos, executing tax warrants there as well.

The Revenue Dept. says they seized the assets of Dos Amigos LLC DBA Senor Burrito and Rito Valdivia and Dylan Smith for non-payment nearly $24,000 in sales taxes.

The owners of both restaurants have until Tuesday, September 3, to come up with a mutual arrangement or the restaurant will be seized permanently.

Around 4 p.m., a post on the Senor Bur-Rito's Facebook page indicated they had settled their issue and would reopen at 6 p.m.

"Our issue is resolved! Whew! Thanks for all your concern and support. We appreciate all of you and love our community!" it read.