After 15 years of navigating what he describes as a “war zone” of illegal activity outside his doors, the owner of a popular Caribbean restaurant has almost given up on trying to run a legitimate business in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Running the gauntlet outside his restaurant to grab supplies from his commissary kitchen at the corner of Carrall and Hastings streets is an almost daily battle for Cullin David, who said he genuinely fears for his safety and that of his customers, staff, and business partners. “The amount of violence and just horrible things that we’ve witnessed is a lot for anyone just trying to run a restaurant.” The co-owner and chef at Calabash Bistro said he’s tired of dodging drug use, dealing, street disorder and violence on a block with one of the worst crime rates in the city. Global's Kristen Robinson reports. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/11244345/calabash-bistro-downtown-eastside-war-zone Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #bc #crime #vancouver #dtes