So heres a story of a night i would like to share with everyone.... A night i had planned to dine out with my girl friends and have some fun at Downtown Toronto that turned into complete horror for all 5 of us ...
On the 7th of November 2017 ... Tuesday
We drove to DT Toronto from Mississauga to dine at a local favourite restaurant named Suko Thai at Wellington street... We checked into the restaurant at around 8:30pm and were in great spirits because it was my birthday dinner. As soon as we were seated the waitress named Maggie started being shockingly rude to us. She rolled here eyes and made clear through her body language and gestures that we were not welcome , perhaps because she was in a rush to close. She mixed up our orders, did not give us cutlery or condiments and acted really annoyed when we requested for them. I even tried to drink my soup wth a fork somehow as i was kinda scared to even ask for a spoon because the server's body language had been offensive and agressive since the beginning ... we wrapped up as fast as we could & i immediately asked for the bill ... the server literally snatched my debit card & the receipt from my hands!
As soon as the bill was paid, Maggie the server started making very snide remarks to us ... she started shouting at my friend Sana and didn't maintain a safe distance wth her ... She was so up close that Sana had to yell it out loud asking her to back off and not touch her. The waitress, then threw a glass of water at her. We were all stunned by her aggression. This whole time she was also screaming at her, that we shouldn't have ordered so much food! Feeling the situation escalating, I was worried for our safety and started recording her aggression with my phone. My friends kept seeking help from others but no one stepped forward and despite repeated requests to call the manager, no manager or staff member stopped the server from threatening or attacking us !!!!
Maggie, this server then threatened us to never come back or she would harm us ! Another staff member Jack, came forward in support of the waitress and started getting very aggressive with me. He took out his phone and started making a video of me. He was getting too close and had the phone right up in my face, and in order to get some space, I pushed his phone away. That's when he totally lost his sanity and physically attacked me. He grabbed me by the arm, scratched my arm, then shoved me and threw me onto the table. It has left me wth bruises and I still cannot get over the trauma of what he did to me ...
Shell shocked , we called the cops. When we told there police our story, the policeman at 51 division Toronto told me he can arrest my attacker Jack on the spot and he can be charged wth a criminal offence. I think i was too shocked and traumatised to be able to react properly after being physically assaulted, so I didn't press charges at the time. I also felt this man might be from a low income group and might have a family depending on him. But I cant stop feeling like he needs to face the consequences for physically assaulting a woman, or he might do it to someone again. Or has done it in the past.
This man Jack, needs to learn that it is NOT okay to hurt a woman, and it is unbelievable that he is working in the service industry, as a server in a restaurant where he can harm other patrons at any time. I would like to see what the management of Suko Thai does to protect its customers from this violent man who continues to work there. I refuse to stay silent just because I'm a woman and I want to make sure this man can never lay a hand on another woman again. This violence and abuse cannot be acceptable.
I demand an open apology from Jack and The restaurant Staff for their ignorance, their misconduct and their assault on all 5 of us !!!! read more