Associated Press, March 13, 2018

A server at a Maine IHOP restaurant asked a group of black teenagers to pay upfront for their meal, prompting the manager to issue a public apology.

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What happened on Sunday at the Auburn IHOP came to the attention of Escobar after a young man from Monmouth posted about it on Facebook.

{snip} The restaurant recently had some problems with teenagers walking out without paying, he said.