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article imageAll You Can Eat Buffet Tells Customer "Y'all Too Fat, Don't Come Back"

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Pamela
By Pamela Jean
Jan 5, 2008 in Business
By Pamela Jean.
The all you can eat buffet in Louisiana had apparently had it's fill of the 265 lb. man that dined at their establishment as often as 3 times per week. On his last visit Ricky Labit was handed a bill for twice the normal amount and told not to come back.
Ricky Labit, weighing in at a healthy 265 lbs. loved to dine with his wife's cousin Michael Borrelli whom himself tips the scales at 277 lbs.
On December 21st the two entered the Manchurian Restaurant in Louisiana and began their thrice weekly ritual of dining on the most expensive items on the buffet line, namely the crab legs and frog legs. That combined with the numerous number of additional entrees seem to hold a lot of appeal for the portly diners.
Apparently management had had it with the two men. When they finally finished gorging themselves the two asked for the bill. They were outraged when the hostess handed them the ticket for $46.40 and told them "Y'all fat, and Y'all eat too much", adding the request that they not come back - ever.
Ricky and Michael were outraged and felt discriminated against. They lamented that the restaurant was remiss in keeping the crab leg and frog leg bins filled, often times running out and failing to quickly replenish the supply. They said that they weren't fat, and didn't think it was right of the management to make such a statement.
The argument grew heated and police were summoned to the scene. When questioned by authorities the restaurant backed down and said that the increased price on the bill was "an accident" and comped the meals of both men.
Accountant Thomas Campo, who spoke for the restaurant because the owner's English is limited said that the owner's were simply not able to continue to supplement the food requests of the two diners, and didn't refill the bins as they were trying to control waste.
So, what do you think? If you offer an "all you can eat buffet" do you have to allow your customers to truly eat all they can eat, or do you have the right to say enough is enough when it becomes apparent that certain diners are taking advantage of the situation?
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