Big men banned from buffet

by Bob Sassone, Posted Jan 4th 2008 @ 1:26PM

buffet When does a person get charged double what everyone else is charged for eating at a buffet? When that person is 6 foot 3 and 265 pounds.

A Louisiana man and his cousin have been banned from a restaurant because they eat too much. The two men had been eating at the Manchuria Restaurant in Houma at least three times a week for about eight months. On their last visit, the waitress gave them a bill for $46.40, which is almost double what the regular price is. When they asked why they were charged that much, the waitress said "Y'all fat, and y'all eat too much" (it helps if you picture Paula Deen saying it).

Police were called, and though the restaurant changed their mind and gave them the meal free, they still banned them from the restaurant.

Filed Under: Business, Chefs & Restaurants, Restaurants
Tags: buffet, louisiana, manchuria restaruant, southern states

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1-06-2008 @9:49PM Melanie said... It can't be an 'all you can eat' restaurant unless it really is all you can eat. And, you know, plenty of thin people can pack it away, too, so it IS discrimination if you charge a person more simply because they are fat. However, if they want to have a charge structure based on serving size, that would be different. i.e. charge less for a one plate limit serving and charge more for true 'all you can eat'. I bet a hell of a lot of skinny people would pick the larger serving too.
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1-08-2008 @7:04PM madrista4ever said... As a professional cook in the foodservice industry. The restaurant has no right to charge a customer double on an all-you-can-eat buffet. Just because they eat too much! Here in the Philippines some establisment charges DOUBLE only if you have left-overs left in your plate. That discourages people from getting too much food that they couldn't eat. Another tactic restaurants do is limit the release of high-priced dishes on a set time interval. Smart dinners often watch out for this, they often stand and line up when the waiter comes out. Yesterday we ate buffet on a japanese restaurant, all of our meals are ordered ala carte. Which is nice since the meals are made new and not left standing on a chaffing dish. But the few minute interval wait before the next dish arrives gives our stomach time to feel full. Therefore the customers tends to order less.
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1-09-2008 @12:03AM katie kins said... in memory of a family guy episode, 'fat people need love too.. but they gotta pay!' i think this statement applies here.
i think that it would also be a wonderful idea for all you can eat buffets to weigh people before they come in and have prices determined by your weight.... or BMI.. and have the 'fat/obese' category be more $$.
being fat is not okay and people need to understand that. so, the prices should reflect this.
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