Restaurant owner's Facebook post causes outrage: 'Why don’t many Hispanics tip?'

>>Click to see the screenshot and other instances of racial matters in the news. The owner of Roll One For Mi in Fresno, Calif. is backtracking after comments he made about Hispanic patrons. >>Click to see the screenshot and other instances of racial matters in the news. The owner of Roll One For Mi in Fresno, Calif. is backtracking after comments he made about Hispanic patrons. Image 1 of / 30 Caption Close Restaurant owner's Facebook post causes outrage: 'Why don’t many Hispanics tip?' 1 / 30 Back to Gallery

The owner of a sushi restaurant is in hot water for a Facebook post in which he complains about Hispanics being bad tippers.

"My servers are thinking about building a wall around the restaurant," Steve Wayte reportedly wrote in a now-deleted Facebook post. "Why don't many Hispanics tip? Really? Zero, Ziltch, Nada."

Wayte is the owner of Roll One For Mi in Fresno, Calif. He said he took to social media to vent after his staff complained that Hispanic patrons didn't pay gratuity.

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According to the Star-Telegram, the post gained notoriety when former Fresno County Supervisor and Fresno mayoral candidate Henry R. Perea called on his friends and followers to boycott the business. He shared a screenshot of the post and suggested that they build an "economic wall" around the restaurant.

"That's your right to have your feelings hurt," Wayte told the Star Telegram. "I'm getting a lot of email support. "I just want to get this behind me and get on with my life because this is really wasted energy."

Since the controversy, the business' Yelp profile has been restricted. Reviewers are taking to the site to voice personal opinions about the owner's comments instead of the quality of the establishment. Wayte has taken down his personal and business social media pages and has hired a security guard.

Update, March, 15: Wayte has offered an apology: "There was no malice in my heart, and I was just defending my staff that works hard to put a quality product and good service. This was nothing against the Hispanic community."