I'm pretty sure a few people here aren't racist, but there is definitely racism going on!…read more
I took my wife out for lunch, only to get mugged at upon entrance--basically, we got a nasty look like, What are they doing here? I greeted a few guests as we walked in with my usual, How are you guys doing?
The first thing we were asked was, Are you drinking? We replied, No, we're here to eat only! While putting in our order before being seated, we ordered a dozen wings and mentioned that we'd like to try a few more flavors. The bartender/server recommended getting plain wings with the sauces on the side. I said, Okay, sounds good, but instead of just a dozen, give us a half dozen more. I even pointed at the menu while saying this--first at the dozen, then at the half dozen, making it clear we wanted 18 wings total: 12 with sauce and 6 plain for dipping.
Instead, she brought out two dozen wings--12 sauced and 12 plain. When I tried to explain the mix-up, she wouldn't even let me finish. She just kept rudely cutting me off, repeating, What do you want me to do? What do you want me to do? louder each time. I turned to my wife and said, Why is she talking to us like this? Like we aren't even customers?
At this point, I got pissed off and said, What the hell, this stupid bitch. I'll admit, I probably shouldn't have said that--but at the same time, I have freedom of speech, and we were being treated like garbage when we were just trying to have a meal together.
The bartender/server then grabbed our plates off the table and said, That's it, that's it, before walking back behind the bar with our food. Then the cook came out acting like some club security guard, pounding one fist into her palm like she was ready to fight. I'm standing there thinking, Look at this bullshit.
All we wanted was to eat, and instead, they kicked us out after a full-blown screaming match. The cook got so close to my face that our noses almost touched, with spit flying all over me--disgusting!
As we were walking out, she was so heated that she screamed at me all the way to our car, calling me nigga! So I called her a fat dyke. She was so desperate to fight that it seemed to hurt her that we didn't.
Now for my diagnosis--We should have been treated better. If this was someone's grandma, she would have handled the situation professionally and taken care of her customers. Instead, the fat one even admitted that the minute we walked in, the bartender told her in the back, They look like trouble.
Oh, and I got that on video. That just proves they were profiling us the second we walked in. Smh.
And to top it off, the big one followed us all the way outside, trying to instigate a fight, even threatening to call the cops to scare us.
At this point, it's beyond just bad service--this is discrimination and harassment. No paying customer should be treated this way, let alone be threatened, yelled at, or followed out of an establishment just for existing. The fact that they immediately labeled us as "trouble" the second we walked in shows clear racial profiling, and it's all on video.
We have every right to take legal action for discrimination, harassment, and even defamation, considering they tried to make us out to be the aggressors when it was their staff that escalated everything. I'll be looking into my options, whether that's filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau, pursuing legal action, or making sure everyone in the area knows how this place really operates.
If you believe in respect, equality, and not being harassed just for walking into a restaurant, I'd suggest staying far away from this place.