King's Den — Restaurant in Salinas

I’ve managed several businesses in the last 20 years and I currently own a business. There is nothing more important in business than respect for your customers.

This past week after working out, I ordered some Chinese food, which wasn’t going to be ready for about 20 minutes. I figured I would go next door to the King’s Den to have a beer while I waited.

Upon entering the nearly empty bar, I wasn’t greeted or served, even though I made eye contact with the bartender right away.

The bartender seemed to be more concerned with talking with the other 4 people at the end of the bar in between kissing his girlfriend rather than serving a new patron. The only thing I could think of was that he was racially profiling me.

I got up and left, only to run into the same bartender in the narrow entrance of the Chinese restaurant next door while I waited for my to-go order. I figured this would be his chance to say he was either busy, apologize, or make up any excuse and invite me back in for a drink. He did no such thing.

In fact, he was talking to the cashier about how dead the bar was which just reaffirmed that he didn’t want my business. After reading the reviews online, I found out that racial profiling seems to be a common theme at the King’s Den. This shows me that management knows there are issues with discrimination and that they don’t care enough to address the issue or respond to the numerous reviews.

I will never return to the King’s Den, and I urge you to do the same. It’s our moral responsibility to send businesses like this a...

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