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New Philadelphia restaurant's grand opening shuts down for safety reasons after fight breaks out [Asad's Hot Chicken, free giveaways]
CBS News ^ | 2/9/2024 | Marcella Baietto, Jessica MacAulay

Posted on 02/10/2024 9:35:32 AM PST by simpson96

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A grand opening of a restaurant in University City on Friday flooded city streets and ended up being shut down early for safety reasons, police said.

Officials on the scene told CBS News Philadelphia that 500 to 600 people showed up to the grand opening of Asad's Hot Chicken at 16 South 40th Street.

The restaurant posted on their social media accounts Thursday that they planned to give away 10 $200 gift cards as part of the location's grand opening starting at 3 p.m.

Police said they were giving away free chicken when the crowd got out of hand and fighting broke out. The restaurant called police who responded with University of Pennsylvania officers.

The restaurant shut down for safety reasons, they shared in an Instagram video.

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To: simpson96
One late night-early-morning, I rushed to the ICU at the hospital, to make sure that a friend would be OK and not alone.

Entering the ICU, I found two major groups of very angry people, glaring at each other but not doing anything about it:

- on my left, group A
- on my right, group B

These were the still-mobile participants in a battle that broke out that night.

Their [violent] "war" being "mostly peaceful" in the eyes of liberals who constantly tell that story in public; but in the hospital ICU, this place was clearly neutral territory.

Where they all knew the real stakes and managed to behave.

There are so many A vs. B, playing the roles defined for them in the liberal media, serving The Party.

21 posted on 02/10/2024 10:50:58 AM PST by linMcHlp
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22 posted on 02/10/2024 10:51:34 AM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell>)
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To: fella

Nowadays Is it them Yogi? has become the go to phrase.


23 posted on 02/10/2024 10:57:18 AM PST by xp38
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To: EEGator

24 posted on 02/10/2024 11:18:32 AM PST by PGR88
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

This fight at a Pa Golden Corral was started because a dindunuffin wanted his steak well done and thought he should get his steak before a man who ordered his rare.


25 posted on 02/10/2024 11:40:04 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIwfdZFYxO8


26 posted on 02/10/2024 11:42:10 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Altura Ct.

A chicken fight!


27 posted on 02/10/2024 11:49:55 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: Cowgirl of Justice
I was referring to a certain night of the year when Golden Corral gives out free food.

Nothing else was said about Golden Corral in general or in particular.

Just that, on that night of the year, when the place is packed with the entirety of the American rainbow and they are giving out free food, there are no fights. In fact even when people are packed in and eating with strangers because there are not enough tables there is no shouting, no fighting, nothing trashed. According to what some of the staff told me, they actually like working that night because they get lots of tips and the people are nice.

28 posted on 02/10/2024 12:17:35 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear ( In a quaint alleyway, they graciously signaled for a vehicle on the main road to lead the way. )
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Veterans are the best!

I was just pointing out that it is the clientele that makes the difference. For some reason, free to a certain demographic comes with contempt, violence and hatred with demands for more.


29 posted on 02/10/2024 12:35:49 PM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Cowgirl of Justice
I was just pointing out that it is the clientele that makes the difference.

Absolutely.

30 posted on 02/10/2024 12:43:51 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear ( In a quaint alleyway, they graciously signaled for a vehicle on the main road to lead the way. )
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Don’t feed the wild animals.

They become defendant, and go very wild and dangerous when the food stops.


31 posted on 02/11/2024 11:04:40 AM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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To: fella
Never heard vets being described as “wild animals” before but what ever floats your boat I guess.
32 posted on 02/11/2024 11:43:06 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear ( In a quaint alleyway, they graciously signaled for a vehicle on the main road to lead the way. )
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