I went to lunch with my boys and we were seated at a dirty table, still cluttered with used plates, trays, cups, crumbs and spills from the previous customers. I requested that the table be cleaned before we sat down. The Asian man attending to us asked us to sit and said he would send someone over to clean it. We cooperated and sat down, even cleaning the chairs ourselves since they were also covered in food crumbs.

The next thing we knew, this man was passing our food plates to us from his till through the barriers. I reminded him that the table hadn’t been cleaned and there was no space for our food because of the leftover items. He started yelling at me and insisted I take the food from him. I refused, saying there was no way I would eat at a dirty table. He yelled again, took the food back and sent a young lady to clear the table. However, she only removed the plates and cups but didn’t clean the crumbs and spills. They also didn’t say anything about our food.

After a while, a mature lady who seemed to be the manager came around, saw our messy table, apologized, cleaned it and brought us our food.

I can’t stop wondering why the Asian man treated us that way. I keep asking myself if it was because we were a black family. The treatment we received was appalling and made me feel terrible for my kids. It was truly a heart-wrenching experience for us today !