The Painted Lady Lounge — Restaurant in Hamtramck

Played a song on the jukebox here. The song was "Bridge Over Troubled Water". Some guy came over and turned off the juke after about 45 seconds. I went up to him and asked why he did it. He got confrontational and said "You're really gonna ask me why I'm doing something?". I said "Yes I'm wondering why." He immediately got up from his chair and punched me in the face. I was obviously shook and wondering why somebody would do that.

I went and cashed out my tab and the bartender said "We asked him to turn off the song." So I said "Why would you do that?" She said "We didn't like the song." I said " Well why is the song on your jukebox then?" She had nothing to say and have back a blank stare. I said " So you're condoning violence then?" She said "Well you can have the money back for the song." I said "You want me to pay a tab when you just condoned a customer punching me?" She said " Okay fine here's $10." And they threw ten dollars down on the bar. So I walked outside into the parking lot and called the police. After I called the police, I saw the man leave the bar through the back door and get on bicycle and ride away.

Obviously not going to come back here ever, and I will make sure to spread the word about this.It would be one thing if an irate patron at a bar wanted to start a fight. It happens sometimes in bars. But, for a bartender to totally condone it and more or less support it? That's unacceptable.

Just so you know the bartender was: it was a female probably in her 30s, she had black framed glasses on, and she was wearing a black shirt that said something like "Something's going on" in white font.

EDIT: I was told the bartender I'm referring to was the owner. The owner condones and...

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