Should never have gotten that far. Either a Maitre d’ or hostess should have informed the diner that his attire was inappropriate long before he was seated.
This was just a screw up.
And you are right. If they were that worked up about it, they should have addressed it early on, and there probably would not have been a misunderstanding.
That said, I regret that there is no dress code now for nearly anything. People go to weddings in t-shirts, funerals in jeans, church in pajama bottoms, and restaurants with baseball hats worn inside.
I have nothing against baseball hats or any hat, but I was raised to remove my cover when inside, particularly when eating. I understand a diner, a Wendy’s and so on, but I feel that something has been lost by not having any standard.
There is no room anymore for ceremony with proper attire. But that is just me.
He didn’t put it on until they were almost ready to leave.
Read the article. He entered without the covering, and put it on much later when he got cold.
I wonder how many ragheads they’ve asked to leave.