6/11/2016

And I'm a professional athlete I do not like GMOs fillers and MSG ...Funny story these people did nothing wrong besides be to embedded in their opinion. I was treating a group of friends to a nice evening meal at any restaurant that they wanted to go to they chose Mandarin Palace. I'm a professional athlete who plays for the Philadelphia Eagles I don't eat Chinese food but I do like to go out and eat with friends. So I compromised I got a salad down the street at Sweet greens great salads they have excellent service. So I walk in with my sweet green salad and I ask the server who was very kind and understanding if I'm able to bring this salad in while my friends sit and enjoy their food we were seated and given menus. While my friends looked at their menus I started to eat, I had my food already and I hadn't eaten all day. Just when we where l about to order the manager comes out and says we don't allow outside food you have to leave. I proceeded to explain to him that I understand but I'm paying for this meal and that I don't eat Chinese food and on a strict diet so I would just like to sit here enjoy a nice meal with my friends at their location. He stayed persistent and insisted that I leave. Now I understand a restaurants moral code and belief system but I also believe that the customer is always right and being that the restaurant is BYOB ( bring your on beer and or alcoholic beverages) you would think that they would make accommodations for person in a party of people that doesn't partake in eating Chinese food. And they caused a scene I'm never been more embarrassed in a restaurant. Myself and all of my Friends left the restaurant , they lost out on a lot of money because I planned to do it big for my friends who had just graduated from Drexel. I'm asking you the people of Philadelphia to not support restaurants that treat customers this way.

They're worried about one salad opposed to making some money if I was the owner of this restaurant I would be pissed about the management.