In the video Mr. Henderson says, 'I don't know what you look like or where you come from'.
Since her race is not given as white and Mr. Henderson says he doesn't care what she looks like or where she comes from, my guess is the woman wasn't white and she may be a 'new arrival'.
Could they manage to accommodate group of 25 white people? I don’t think so. So it’s not a racial issue.
Did he call ahead so the restaurant could prepare for his party of 25?
Oh wait, he didn’t
I can understand why a restaurant would turn down a large party, especially when they did not call ahead so they can prepare for it.
Get the hell out!! Did they want a big table? What a joke— GETBOUT!!
I went to an IHOP a few years ago with a 90 year old relative and was told they couldn’t serve us. They only had one waitress and one cook that Sunday. We went elsewhere. The place has since closed.
I am white so I am not sure what the clown’s issues are.
Just by reading the story above, I said it’s fake news. Because I don’t believe at this time of age in America that a big restaurant franchise refuse servicing because of skin color
EVERY SERVER KNOWS:
1. No tip
2. Radically more requests, framed as outraged ORDERS
Is it really any wonder servers (including many black) balk just a little..?
It wasn’t the color of their skin, it was a large group of 25 people just walking in, without prior arrangement.
2 years ago
Napa Valley Calif WINE TRAIN
Boisterous urgban group gets on, gets drunk as hell
Very much noise from this one group
Many complaints
Consultation, reassurances
Much more noise
Many more complaints
Finally kick them off at next stop
$11,000,000 SETTLEMENT...!
One cashier and one cook. The place was understaffed. Regardless they should’ve sat that group of 25. Black, white, whatever. Seat them and. serve them. Even if it takes three hours.
That employee that refused them service may not have been racist, but he sure was stupid. Very stupid. He should’ve seen this coming. Stevie Wonder could’ve seen this coming. You gave blacks the special attention they demand or you will pay for it.
Were all the parties that were being served, thus proving discrimination, 25 people? I bet not.
Dennys is a magnet for this kind of thing.
This wasn’t a family (he complains that a family was seated), it was a group of 25 people, without a reservation, and the restaurant probably did not have room for them. It has nothing to do with color.
Frankly, I think Denny’s is awful, in terms of both food and service, but a lot of people go there after church so it was probably crowded. I don’t know if the Lake City one is big or small but in any case, I don’t think they’d turn away customers unless they didn’t have space for them. But now everything becomes racial.
Reginald Denny’s just isn’t what it used to be...
When you take that many people to a restaurant to eat, and the restaurant doesn’t do reservations, you might want to call ahead to see if your group can all be accommodated in a timely manner before showing up unannounced. I see Mr. Henderson and the rest of his crew lacks common sense.
The race card. Don’t leave home without it.
That was probably true. Because of rising costs, due in part to government mandates, regulations, taxes and fees, restaurants are cutting back on employees. If you eat out, you might notice that busboys are disappearing and the dirty dishes that they once carried away are now being handled by the waiter or waitress who brings you your food. And it's only going to get worse.
I have a hard time believing this refusal was for their race. At least the article doesn’t show that race was a factor. Was the other party that got seated also 25 people?
“There was another family that came in right after me, she was, like, ‘You guys go ahead and have a seat. I will be with you momentarily,’” he said.
Another family of...25+?
Were there 25 members in that family, or even 10-15?
Race-baiting POS.