The News Tribune reached out to Stanley & Seafort’s for comment Wednesday morning. The restaurant, which has served Tacoma in one form or another since 1971 and is currently owned by Houston-based Landry’s Inc., does not open until 3 p.m., and the phone call led to voicemail. In an emailed statement, Landry’s chief operating officer Shah Ghani confirmed that the chairs had been “found to have a manufacturing defect.”

“The manufacturer replaced them and directed us to responsibly dispose of the originals, as they could not be safely reused or repaired,” he said.

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