Anti-Masker Has Meltdown After Thai Family Restaurant Refuses Service in NYC

November 4, 2020

A man refusing to wear a mask inside a family-owned restaurant in New York City berated the owners when asked to do so.

Anti-Masker: The man was caught on film arguing and insisting that he should get served some food despite being told by owners of the Maple Thai Eatery that they have a strict “No mask, no service” policy.

The owners’ daughter, Kathaleeya, posted a video of the incident on her Instagram account.
“This guy was harassing me at my family’s restaurant today,” she wrote along the video. “He had no mask on and made a poor false statement about not wearing a mask.”
According to her, the incident happened around noon on Tuesday.

Signs everywhere: Kathaleeya told NextShark that they put up multiple “No mask, no service” signs in front and inside the restaurant, which is also visible in the video.

“When the man came in without a mask on, I told him nicely that he needed to wear one,” she narrated.
The man responded by saying he does not wear a mask and then asked if the restaurant could provide him one.
When she handed him a mask, the man reportedly started saying there’s no point in wearing them as masks don’t help anyway.
Kathaleeya told the man to leave to avoid further escalating the argument.
This upset the man and he started to record the exchange using his mobile phone, according to Kathaleeya.
The man, who claimed to have a respiratory issue and disability, can be heard at one point calling her a “foreigner” between their heated exchange.
“There was my mom; mom’s younger brother, Joe; me and one customer. Joe was trying to calm him down and tell him to leave but he still refused to leave,” she explained.
Kathaleeya shared that their restaurant also practices six-feet-apart social distancing, and proper hand-washing, among other safety precautions.
“It’s funny that I didn’t hear that part when he called me a foreigner. I was born and grew up in New York. I guess he was just being racist.”

Featured Image Screenshots via kathaleeya416

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