https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-red-hen-lexington-3?sort_by=date_desc
Posted on 06/24/2018 11:57:51 AM PDT by conservative98
Michael Friedman never imagined that naming his restaurant The Red Hen would be so controversial.
But when the co-owner of another restaurant named The Red Hen – this one almost 200 miles away in Lexington, Va. – refused to serve White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders on Friday night, it was open season on any eatery with Hen in its name.
“It was a bit of an interesting day yesterday,” Friedman told Fox News. “There were so many negative comments floating in on social media and people calling up my restaurants to threaten us.”
The foul play began when Sanders tweeted that she was told by the owner of the Red Hen in Lexington, Va., that she had to "leave because I work for @POTUS and I politely left." She said the episode Friday evening said far more about the owner of the restaurant than it did about her.
"I always do my best to treat people, including those I disagree with, respectfully and will continue to do so," Sanders said in the tweet from her official account, which generated 22,000 replies in about an hour.
While Friedman tried to quickly quell any bird-brained backlash mistakenly directed at his Italian-influenced restaurant by posting on its social media accounts that his eatery had no affiliation to the one in Lexington, it did little to stop the flood of angry comments and calls. One person called up one of Friedman’s other restaurants and threatened to blow it up, while another just repeated the word “shame” over and over again.
“This is a huge misconception,” Friedman said. “We are not affiliated with the restaurant in Lexington; this is not a franchise. We serve whoever walks through out door, no matter their race, creed, sexual orientation, political party or whatever.”
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In Swedesboro, N.J., a family-style restaurant by the same name was also lambasted by supporters of President Trump – receiving about 200 phone calls and seeing their Facebook rating plummet to 1-star. The eatery was also finally forced to go to social media to clear up the issue.
I like the idea of all these other Red Hens suing this one for causing lost business.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-red-hen-lexington-3?sort_by=date_desc
Which permeates FR.
Quick, change the name to Rhode Island Red.
I wouldn’t want to eat at an establishment where the owner wears pu$$y hats anyway.
This is classic.
I’m guessing all those other Red Hens ought to start disavowing and admonishing the one causing their troubles
The whole family wearing Pink-PussyHats? Husband included?
I see.
Government Employees are not Welcome at The Red Hen
Pics on Yelp.
My question is, and nobody has answered this..
What was Sara doing in a restaurant with a communist chicken as a billboard ?
People should be smart enough to figure out which restaurant Sanders got kicked out of. Doubt anyone on FR made this mistake!
photoshop
When the police arrive, calmly give your side of the story; You were quietly eating dinner and you were targeted by the owner for no reason.
This will force the owner to go on record to the police why they're asking you to leave.
This can be used later in a court case for discrimination or targeted harassment.
It will also embarrass the restaurant.
Let the owner be shown as being unreasonable, angry, and irrational.
And of course, get video and audio.
“The foul play began when Sanders tweeted that she was told by the owner of the Red Hen in Lexington, Va., that she had to “leave because I work for @POTUS and I politely left.” She said the episode Friday evening said far more about the owner of the restaurant than it did about her.”
WRONG. The foul play began when a Red Hen waiter posted on facebook that his boss kick Sarah and her family out.
Husband I believe is a woman
Then what are you doing here?
Oh is it a chain? The. Let the chips fall where they may.
No, we do not. We want you to feel comfortable in our restaurant, so please wear whatever you like.
Ok. How about?
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