Look, has anyone eaten there? Trust me, the quality of the food is suspect and the service is about the same as the food. The fear of closing is as much to do with the owners as it is anything else. But, boy can they get a mint for a corner property in Burbank!
Why does Carlos Slim not care about the cartels? He is "indirectly" linked to the cartels. You can't own the Mexican telecom industry, which is certainly used in endless drug trafficking, and not be fully aware of the illegal activities taking place. He made a fortune on prepaid phones that don't require SIM card registration. He knows that Starlink will be able to track communications that his communication businesses have protected for countless years.
Queen Noor is a philanthropist and might just want to have a new donor. I don't see them forging a relationship more than that.
Was he wearing a Chicago Bulls hat? And check those tats on his fingers.