Family Kicked Out Of Buffet Restaurant For Wasting Food
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Wendy Dershem may think twice before leaving that egg roll on her plate at her next Chinese buffet.
The Des Moines woman, her boyfriend and her two children were kicked out of a restaurant last week after management accused her of leaving too much food on her plate.
"They told us we are not welcome there anymore," said Dershem, a repeat customer at the Dragon House buffet. "We waste too much food. But the buffet is all you can eat. And you know kids. They won't always eat everything and they want something else."
Dershem said she paid her $5.95 fee but was abruptly told to leave after eating one plate of food.
"They one bite then throw away," said cashier Lin Huyen. "They take four egg roll and crab rangoon, take bite of egg roll and throw whole plate. That wasting food."
Dershem said she was shocked by the scolding and complained to management.
Dragon House manager Kent Cao said his restaurant offers all you can eat buffet, not all you can waste. Dershem's family took food, didn't finish it and then piled on the same food again, he said.
"She do that too many time," Cao said.
"We welcome her back if she has respect and knows what she want."
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Wendy Dershem may think twice before leaving that egg roll on her plate at her next Chinese buffet.
The Des Moines woman, her boyfriend and her two children were kicked out of a restaurant last week after management accused her of leaving too much food on her plate.
"They told us we are not welcome there anymore," said Dershem, a repeat customer at the Dragon House buffet. "We waste too much food. But the buffet is all you can eat. And you know kids. They won't always eat everything and they want something else."
Dershem said she paid her $5.95 fee but was abruptly told to leave after eating one plate of food.
"They one bite then throw away," said cashier Lin Huyen. "They take four egg roll and crab rangoon, take bite of egg roll and throw whole plate. That wasting food."
Dershem said she was shocked by the scolding and complained to management.
Dragon House manager Kent Cao said his restaurant offers all you can eat buffet, not all you can waste. Dershem's family took food, didn't finish it and then piled on the same food again, he said.
"She do that too many time," Cao said.
"We welcome her back if she has respect and knows what she want."
