Mary Bowerman

USA TODAY Network

Chili’s is facing fierce criticism on social media after a store manager took a free meal from a veteran on Veteran’s Day.

Army Veteran Ernest Walker posted video on Facebook of the incident, which occurred at a Chili’s in Cedar Hill, Texas, AP reported.

According to Walker, he went to Chili’s, which was offering free Veterans Day meals, with his service dog and was waiting for his to-go order when an older white man questioned him about his military service.

"[He] asked me what unit did I serve in the 24th, I said no the 25th. He said he was in World War 2 in Germany and we did not see people like you over there,” Walker wrote. “They would not allow blacks.”

Walker said he just listened to the man, who was wearing a Trump shirt, and continued to wait for his food.

While the waitress was putting his food in a container, Walker said a manager walked over to him.

“The manager comes and says some guests at the restaurant say that you’re not a real Soldier,” Walker wrote. “I reply, ‘what are you serious what guest?’ The manager Wesly Patrick said can I see military ID? I felt that was reasonable, most people ask for that, so I showed him my ID it checked out.”

Walker said he started recording when the manager asked whether his dog was a service dog. In the video, Walker appeared to hold an I.D. and asked the manager whether he’s checked it.

In the video, things continue to escalate and the manager takes the meal from Walker.

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Chili's released a statement to NBC DFW and acknowledged that the restaurant "fell short" of their goal to "make every guest feel special."

"We are aware of the situation that occurred at our Chili's Cedar Hill restaurant on November 11th," the company said in a statement. "Our goal is to make every guest feel special and unfortunately we fell short on a day where we serve more than 180,000 free meals as a small token to honor our Veterans and active military for their service, hence these actions do not reflect the beliefs of our brand."

On social media, many called for a boycott of all Chili's restaurants until the incident is properly dealt with.

Walker’s attorney, Kim Cole, told CBS 11 that an attorney for Brinker International, Chili's parent company, apologized on behalf of the company. She said the two sides plan to meet to discuss the incident.

USA TODAY has reached out to Brinker International for comment.