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· Ryan General
Florida sushi restaurant owners face 10-year prison sentence for harboring undocumented workers
Florida restaurant owners Ge Tang, 41, and Yanshen Huang, 36, pleaded guilty to harboring undocumented workers at their restaurants "for the purpose of commercial advantage and private financial gain,” according to the State Attorney’s Office. Originally from China, Tang and…
· Michelle De Pacina
Photo taken at Asian restaurant in Georgia captures child being taught racist gesture
A photo of Rebekah Lee, a 19-year-old college student in Atlanta, has gone viral on social media due to a racist photobomb captured in the background. In the photo, which was taken on Saturday, a woman can be seen teaching a young girl how to pull her eyes back in a squint,…
· Michelle De Pacina
Waiter with disability at Korean BBQ restaurant in the Philippines inspires netizens
Runiell Prince B. Waminal Jr., a person with disability (PWD) waiter at a Korean barbecue restaurant in the Philippines, has gone viral on local media. Ericka Patalinghug took to Facebook to share her encounter with the waiter while she dined at the Romantic Baboy Unlimited…
· Carl Samson
2 men charged in deadly shooting at Houston Chinatown restaurant
A pair of men have been charged with capital murder in connection with a fatal shooting of two other men at an Asian restaurant in Houston last month. Bich Xuan Dang, 49, and Hieu Trong Nguyen, 49, were arrested for the deaths of Hahn Minh Nguyen, 63, and Long Nguyen, 51, police…
· Michelle De Pacina
California man attacks Thai restaurant owner’s nephew after being denied free food
A customer was captured on surveillance footage physically attacking the nephew of a Thai restaurant’s owner in Berkeley, California, after he was reportedly denied free food. When the customer ran toward the exit, witnesses in the restaurant acted swiftly to stop him. The…
· Bryan Ke
NYC’s ‘most romantic’ restaurant accused of anti-Asian discrimination
One if by Land, Two if by Sea, a high-end restaurant dubbed one of the most romantic restaurants in New York City, has been called out for alleged racial discrimination against Asian diners. TikTok user Annie (@rokug4n) accuses One if by Land, Two if by Sea of racially…
· Carl Samson
4 men wanted for stealing Tesla outside Japanese restaurant in Tennessee
Police in Memphis, Tennessee, are looking for four men who allegedly stole a Tesla from outside the Osaka Japanese Cuisine restaurant on Poplar Avenue on Saturday night. The suspects arrived in a black Infiniti sedan, which parked near the Tesla. The electric car’s built-in GPS…
· Isa Peralta
Japanese restaurant lets diners catch their own fish
In a now-viral video posted on Instagram and TikTok on Oct. 23, Tina from @hangrybynature explains the dining experience at Zaou Fishing Restaurant, a self-fishing restaurant in Osaka, Japan. Customers are given the opportunity to “fish out the window from a booth, fish off a…
· Michelle De Pacina
Korean restaurant in Quebec threatened for not serving in French reopens with help from community
Bab Sang, a Korean restaurant in Québec City, Canada, closed two weeks ago due to threatening phone calls after Le Soleil, a local newspaper, published an article that noted the restaurant’s servers’ inability to speak French and that their menu was only written in English. When…
· Michelle De Pacina
Thai restaurant goes viral for refusing refunds for customers who ‘can’t handle’ the spice
A Thai restaurant in upstate New York went viral for displaying a no-refund notice for customers who “can’t handle” their spicy food orders. “Spice level warning: Level 0-5,” the sign reads. “We will no longer issue refunds when you order your food spicy and can’t handle it.”…
· Michelle De Pacina
100-person Chinese gang dinner celebration turns into brawl at restaurant in Tokyo skyscraper
On Oct. 16, the “Chinese Dragon” gang hosted a celebratory dinner for a member who had just been released from prison in August. The dinner at a luxurious French restaurant in Tokyo quickly turned into a brawl after a fight broke out between gang members. In addition to an…
· Bryan Ke
TikTok user slams Louisiana Asian restaurant for allegedly ignoring Black customers: ‘Why are Asians like this?’
A now-viral video shared earlier this month by TikTok user Toni Freeney shows how she and her companion were allegedly ignored by staff members at an Asian restaurant in Lake Charles, Louisiana. “Stop saying Black people don’t tip!” Toni wrote in her post’s caption. “We always…
· Michelle De Pacina
Man accused of killing 2 people at Houston Vietnamese restaurant charged with capital murder
Bich Xuan Dang, 49, was arrested and charged with capital murder in the shooting and killing of two men on Oct. 5 at Tai Loi Restaurant in Houston. According to Houston police, Dang and two other men with handguns entered the restaurant and targeted the two victims while they…
· Carl Samson
NYC man arrested for setting Asian restaurant on fire over botched dish released a day later
Choephel Norbu, 49, admitted to setting Ittadi Garden and Grill in Jackson Heights, Queens, ablaze on the morning of Oct. 2 after the Bangladeshi restaurant’s staff allegedly botched his chicken biryani the night before. Surveillance footage shows Norbu dousing the restaurant’s…
· Ryan General
Bay Area ramen restaurant employees save woman from attack while dressed as Power Rangers
On Friday evening, workers at Noka Ramen in Oakland, California, fought back against an attacker who followed a woman into the store on Friday evening. The staff, who were wearing full-on “Power Rangers” costumes, hid the woman in the kitchen and confronted the man. The man…
· Carl Samson
Oklahoma restaurant gets help on TikTok after temporarily closing as owners’ 3-year-old son battles rare infection
Tokyo Moon, a restaurant located in Oklahoma City, was forced to close for the past two weeks as its owners’ 3-year-old son battled a rare infection. A passerby filmed a sign at the restaurant’s front door, which apologized for the temporary closure. The video was later posted…
· Carl Samson
Hate crime charge dropped for man accused of attacking Virginia sushi restaurant owner after skipping $70 bill
Jordon Bevan fled from Bonsai Grill in Crystal City, Virginia, without paying for $70 worth of sushi rolls on May 4, 2021. While being chased for his payment, Bevan allegedly pushed the restaurant’s owner to the ground and yelled anti-Asian statements, including “You Asians have…
· Carl Samson
TikTok video of woman kicked out of Korean BBQ restaurant for being alone has netizens divided
TikTok user Sunshine Chavez took to the platform to share her experience of being kicked out from a Korean barbecue restaurant because she was alone. The incident occurred at Bwon Shabu & BBQ at 1841 W. Orangethorpe Ave. in Fullerton, California, as per the customer sign-in…
· Khier Casino
Red Lobster opens its first restaurant in Thailand
Red Lobster has made its way to Bangkok for the first time in an effort to expand in Asia. The branch has a capacity of 70 diners and is located at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. The menu includes seafood bought from traceable and sustainable sources, such as Maine…
· Carl Samson
Georgia man found guilty of terrorizing Asian restaurant owners, employees in home break-ins
Emmanuel Rakestraw was convicted of breaking into and robbing the homes of several Asian restaurant owners and employees in Georgia’s Gwinnett and DeKalb counties between March 2019 and June 2019. Rakestraw, who reportedly worked with at least three others, followed the victims…