First Watch — Restaurant in Cary

I went to this location with my girlfriend and the experience was so horrible we didn’t even get a chance to order food. The black waitress with the clip on ponytail seated us and had this distasteful look on her face the entire time. I asked did they serve seltzer water she said no with no emotion at all. I had to translate for my girlfriend that only spoke Spanish so eventually we got our drinks. She asked were we ready to order I said no with a straight face and said can we have a moment. For 20 minutes straight I saw her walk to a table full of white men and take care of them. I seen her walk to table of a black family and take care of them. She never even looked our way and the location was not busy today. Check your sales I’m sure you can concur. I asked the manager can we get the check for the drinks because we been here for 20 minutes and no one came back to get our order. The manger states you don’t have to pay for the drinks. No apology or anything. We left and went to another location on lake Boone trail road and had an amazing experience. And we did have the seltzer water as well. They served us and came to check on us multiple times. I went back to this location and explained to the manager our experience and asked why was the experience different at the lake Boone location. Still no explanation. Still no apology. Still no sympathy. So Im asking the owner publicly why were my girlfriend and I treated differently than the other guest at your location? Was it because my girlfriend is Hispanic and I’m black? Was it because I was jogging pants? Or was the waitress just deciding to ignore us for whatever reason? And why didn’t the manager offer any assistance other than saying we don’t have to pay for the cheap drinks? You guys missed out on a 70 dollar order with a 30 dollar tip attached just because the black waitress refused to provide adequate customer service. Shame on her. Shame on the manager. And shame on you for allowing these people to...

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