Search
restaurant
Articles
· Khier Casino
Anti-maskers harass Chinese restaurant workers over Maryland mask mandate
A viral video shows two anti-maskers harassing employees at a kosher Chinese restaurant in Maryland. After being told to put masks on before eating, the woman in the video is heard saying, “It’s not a law, it’s not a law, segregation was legal, Jim Crow law was legal, the…
· Carl Samson
Lisa Ling explores America from inside the country’s Asian restaurant kitchens in new HBO Max show
Released today on HBO Max, “Take Out with Lisa Ling” is a six-episode docuseries focused on Asian food and Asian American history. The show follows the award-winning journalist as she travels across the country and meets restaurateurs from various Asian backgrounds. Ling…
· Michelle De Pacina
TikTok of diners sneaking in their own ramen to hot pot restaurant to save money goes viral
A TikTok video of diners bringing their own ramen noodles to a hot pot restaurant went viral last week. Some viewers suggested they should have stayed home instead of eating out, while others agreed with their decision to save money by bringing additional supplies from home. A…
· Ryan General
Phở restaurant in Iowa criticized as ‘lazy,’ ‘disgusting’ for including raw beef slices in phở order
A customer accused a phở restaurant in Iowa of being “lazy” and “dangerous” with their dish preparation after seeing uncooked beef in their to-go order. The Vietnamese restaurant responded by explaining that serving raw meat is the traditional way of preparing phở in Vietnam.…
· Bryan Ke
Asian restaurant owner who fatally shot attempted robbery suspect will not face charges
The owner of Pennsylvania restaurant Asian Best will not be charged for the fatal shooting of a would-be robber inside his establishment last week, authorities said on Tuesday. The decision came after a week-long investigation, which also included a consultation with the York…
· Bryan Ke
Pennsylvania Asian restaurant shuts down permanently after owner fatally shoots man who attempted robbery
Asian Best announced it would permanently close after a fatal robbery attempt on Tuesday. The robber was identified as 33-year-old Rickey Cox Jr. from nearby Manchester Township. Asian Best, a Chinese and Thai restaurant in York, Pennsylvania, that was recently hit by an…
· Sarah Yukiko
Video: Rogue buffalo in China charges through restaurant entrance, tosses unsuspecting customer
A viral video from Dec. 31 shows a buffalo crashing through the front of a restaurant in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, in Eastern China. In the dramatic scene, a bystander is tossed into the air by the horned animal, who apparently had escaped from a butcher. The man was reportedly…
· Khier Casino
Chinese restaurant receives hate calls over viral videos of worker scooping spilled sauce from floor
A Chinese restaurant in Toronto went viral after videos of a worker putting spilled sauce into a bucket outdoors before bringing it into the business circulated on social media. Lin said he wanted to avoid the oncoming vehicles on the road, so he cleaned up the mess as fast as…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese restaurant in Illinois under fire for refusing service to two Black customers
An Asian food court stall in Illinois has gone viral on TikTok after an employee refused to serve two Black sisters because of his alleged encounter with another Black person earlier that day. What happened: TikTok user @labellamonay shared the incident on Sunday, and the clip…
· Carl Samson
No bail for Las Vegas man accused of shooting Chinatown restaurant worker 11 times
The man accused of shooting a Chinese restaurant worker in Las Vegas’ Chinatown will remain behind bars after a judge ordered him held without bail on Tuesday. The incident: Rashawn Gaston-Anderson, 23, allegedly shot Chengyan Wang at Shanghai Taste restaurant in the 4200 block…
· Carl Samson
‘Loyal’ Chinese restaurant worker shot multiple times trying to protect business from armed robber
A restaurant worker in Las Vegas’ Chinatown is recovering after being shot multiple times in what appeared to be an attempted burglary last week. What happened: Chengyan Wang was deep-cleaning Shanghai Taste in the 4200 block of Spring Mountain Road when a man broke in around 3…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘What the phở’: TikToker goes viral for his videos on punny Asian restaurant names
A Vietnamese TikToker recently went viral for pointing out the humor in some Asian restaurant names. “Punny” expressions: In his videos, the TikTok user who goes by the handle @choungdo imitates a Vietnamese accent while sounding out various Asian restaurant names as expressions.
· Carl Samson
Man arrested for being part of robbery spree group who broke into at least 22 North Carolina Asian restaurants
A man accused of breaking into at least five Asian restaurants in North Carolina since the start of this year has been arrested and charged this week. The allegations: Raymond Michael Cobb, 58, is allegedly one of several suspects who broke into 22 Asian restaurants across…
· Carl Samson
72-year-old man who’s eaten at nearly 8,000 Chinese restaurants over 4 decades still can’t use chopsticks
A Chinese American man from Los Angeles is making headlines after eating at nearly 8,000 Chinese restaurants and documenting each one. How he did it: David R. Chan, 72, started his gastronomic odyssey in the 1960s during an influx of Chinese immigration in the country. Since…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Nobody’s gonna know’: Chinese restaurant serving sesame chicken using dino-shaped nuggets goes viral
A humorous TikTok reveals a Chinese restaurant used dinosaur-shaped nuggets to make their sesame chicken. The ‘hard knock life’: In the now-viral video uploaded to TikTok on Nov. 3, a stainless chafing tray of dinosaur-shaped nuggets that appear to be cooked and covered with…
· Bryan Ke
2 Chinese diners refuse to pay restaurant bill after being allegedly angered by US national anthem
Two Chinese men reportedly left a restaurant in California without paying because a group of Chinese American diners sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” during an event. What happened: The incident occurred inside a Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles on Oct. 13, according to World…
· Editorial Staff
NYC woman faces ‘Asian b*tches are ugly’ tirade as restaurant’s workers ‘just stood there’
A woman is causing outrage after a viral TikTok video posted over the weekend shows her repeatedly shouting racial insults at an Asian woman outside of a New York City restaurant. The incident: In the beginning of the video, the original poster Denise Carino (@dennydoestiktok)…
· Bryan Ke
Man who opened fire into a San Diego Asian restaurant pleads guilty to assault charges
The man who opened fire into an Asian restaurant in Hillcrest, San Diego, with a semiautomatic rifle in 2019 pleaded guilty on Thursday. Going to prison: Stefano Parker, 32, pleaded guilty to five charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm for the incident that took place…
· Khier Casino
Las Vegas Chinese restaurant owners targeted by WeChat scam alleging metal scrubber consumption
Chinatown restaurants in Las Vegas are on high alert after reportedly receiving scam messages threatening lawsuits and demanding payment via WeChat. How it works: The scammer orders food from the restaurant and pretends to have discovered a piece of metal scrubber in their meal…
· Ryan General
‘Speak in f*cking English’: Woman berates Vietnamese restaurant staff for not having miso soup
In Texas, a woman reportedly looking for miso soup at a Vietnamese restaurant was captured on film berating the cashier. Not today, Karen: In a viral TikTok uploaded by Whitney, or user @nitwhit_ney, a middle-aged woman wearing a “Not Today Satan” T-shirt is seen screaming at…