Man says waitress described him as “fat” and “gay” on Texas restaurant receipt
HOUSTON (KTRK/CNN) – A man who placed an order at a Texas restaurant said he received a receipt with the words “fat” and “gay” written at the bottom of it.
The customer, who asked to remain anonymous, said he went to the Plush Daiquiri Bar and Grill in Houston Saturday night.
When he looked at his receipt, the customer said he saw this message: “To go dude with dreads, fat, gay.” He said he couldn’t believe a waitress would add that description.
“That’s like stereotyping,” the customer said. “For her to not even know me and say fat, gay, and this and that.”
In an interview with KTRK, the restaurant owners said the waitress was trying to identify the customer. They said she was remorseful and was suspended for three days.
“It was just her way of describing him,” said co-owner Marcus Barlow. “It wasn’t anything against him or anything personal. It was her way of referencing back who to deliver the food to.”
The owners also said these comments do not reflect their business, which has only been open for a few months.
“She was unaware that he could see it and she was very apologetic to us about it and she was disciplined. We do no discriminating at all at Plush,” said co-owner Leighton Dickson.
As for the customer, he said the actions of the server are enough to keep him from coming back.
“If anybody asked about it, I would tell them it’s a good restaurant. I have nothing bad to say about the restaurant. I just will not go back,” he said.
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