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There are lots of things you can do to collect a judgment against an operational business, esp. one that takes in cash on a daily basis.
One issue to consider, though, is letting the judgment "season" a bit, depending on your state's laws. On an unopposed default judgment where the defendant never appeared, if you do grab something they will claim they were never served, or some other lame excuse.
In many states, the arguments available to them start to lessen after certain time periods have passed (like 6 months, a year, etc.)
I'd be a little concerned about your service of the complaint, since it was not directly served, but instead was subserved, and subserved on a minor.
The first step is to determine under your state laws if it strategically best (or required) to provide them with a notice of entry of judgment.
Then, if it is best to try to enforce right away or let it "season."
Once you decide to enforce it, there are many options (they are pretty much substantively the same in all states).
As long as they are operating and not in a bky, and your judgment survives any attack, you WILL be able to collect.
How much is the judgment for?
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