McDonald’s worker set fire to clear out crowded restaurant
A trainee McDonald’s manager in Georgia has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for setting fire to a pile of trash cans to clear a steady stream of customers. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Joshua Daryl McGregor, 34, was working at a Savannah branch of the fast-food chain last April when he […]
Steakhouse customer who went viral for pulling teen’s skirt down at restaurant takes plea deal
A now-fired Utah state employee who made headlines after he became enraged and pulled down a teenage girl’s miniskirt in a crowded steakhouse has reportedly accepted a plea deal. Ida Ann Lorenzo, 49, pleaded “not guilty” to one misdemeanor count of sexual assault. KTVX reported. According to court documents, Lorenzo admitted to “intentionally touching another […]
NYC’s Gotham Restaurant files for bankruptcy after $45K cyberscam
New York City’s famed Gotham Restaurant has filed for bankruptcy after 40 years in Greenwich Village, two months after a $45,000 cyber fraud forced its owners to close the popular eatery. Gotham Restaurant owner Brett Chensitz filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week, according to court documents. Chenchits decided to close the restaurant in […]
Illegal immigrant accused of killing Nashville restaurant owner in hit-and-run crash charged: report
An illegal immigrant accused of killing a Nashville restaurant owner in a hit-and-run crash has been indicted on a murder charge. Ulises Ligos Martinez, a 24-year-old illegal immigrant from Mexico, is being charged in the hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of Smokin’ Tides restaurant owner Matthew Carney, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed […]
Chick-fil-A falls off perch as No. 1 fast food restaurant in US, Del Taco takes top spot
Chick-fil-A is no longer in control. Eat Mo Chicken, the restaurant chain that specializes in chicken sandwiches, is no longer the number one fast food restaurant in America. Chick-fil-A, which announced in March that it would stop using antibiotic-free chicken starting this spring due to supply chain issues, has fallen to third place in USA […]
California woman abducts 4-year-old child at restaurant
Police say a 4-year-old girl was suspected of being abducted from a restaurant in California by a woman believed to be homeless. According to Santa Monica Police, a grandmother who was having lunch with her 4-year-old granddaughter at a Panda Express restaurant called police in a “panic-stricken” state at 12:11 p.m. local time. Authorities said […]
Couple arrested for X-rated margarita stunt in restaurant
They made a laughing stock of themselves. A Georgia couple who filmed themselves engaging in lewd acts while sipping margaritas at a Mexican restaurant were arrested after the wife complained to police that the lewd video was going viral online. Joe Boyett is going viral after he filmed himself trying to pour a margarita down […]
Zero Bond owner Scott Sartiano scraps Hamptons outpost, will open restaurant
Zero Bond owner Scott Sartiano has abandoned his fight to bring the exclusive SoHo members-only club to the Hamptons this summer, opting instead to open a branch of celebrity-favorite restaurant Sartiano’s, Side Dish has learned. The nightlife impresario plans to open his popular SoHo restaurant in East Hampton’s storied Hedges Inn, which was set to […]
American Express is taking control of restaurant reservations – CNN
Angus Mordaunt/Bloomberg/Getty Images American Express credit card arranged in New York, USA on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. new york CNN — Trying to secure a table at a hot new restaurant in New York or Los Angeles? If you’re an American Express cardholder and can afford the hundreds of dollars in fees required, you might […]
Bandits storm NYC restaurant and rob diners as crowd looks on: cops
Two bold robbers stormed into a crowded Brooklyn restaurant and robbed three customers at gunpoint while horrified diners looked on, according to police and reports. Police said the duo entered Birds of a Feather, a popular Chinese bar in Williamsburg, armed with guns and demanded $200 worth of Seiko watches and cellphones from three customers […]