Sounds like the guests may have been abusing the expense account of their employer as well.

I once had a waitressing job and a cook came over and grabbed me from behind. I immediately reported him and he was fired right away. I was shocked that the manager took action so quickly but glad he did. It’s not always the woman who gets support - sometimes we’re dismissed as unimportant. So glad to hear you stood by your employee.

what a great boss i worked customer service for years not in a restaurant but in a very busy store. and the way people degrade and humiliate people who do this job is just awful. and on top of it if the manager is not present at such events the worker is blamed.i can't even count the number of times i had to find customers who were in the store when things happened. to prove my self innocent another of the issues was there surveillance. more cameras on the workers than on the customers and no sound to prove what really happened. management will tell you straight to your face that the customer is always right and no. sometimes the customer is just an a*****e looking to cause problems and get someone fired. because they see us as a lower form of life than them.it gives me just a little bit of hope that some poor person who works customer service. is believed by there boss and doesn't have to prove there innocence's to keep there job.

Kudos to this fantastic restaurateur. Next on Unsolved Mysteries - how this group of entitled lawyers escaped understanding what the concept of sexual harassment is. A newbie law school student would know better. Lee is every person's dream boss. Unwanted touching? Hostile work environment? Any of this mean anything to these entitled old legal farts who ought to have known better?

I've worked in a few restaurants myself over the years. From bussing tables to Chef and everything in between. Staff being treated like this is quite common. Not just from customers but also management. People tend to think that the people who cook your food and serve it are beneath them and not deserving of dignity and respect. Customers think because their paying money that they can treat staff like untouchable peons. It takes a special kind of dumb to mess with the person who's handling your food. Management treats staff with just as much disrespect because everyone is expendable. This owner treating this young girl like this is the extremely rare exception. One in a billion. Good job having your staffs back and for being an example.

Thank goodness the time is finally here for people to get called out for this behavior. In my days of waiting tables, you had to ignore and keep smiling because payment came entirely via tips which also meant ideally getting scheduled for the busiest shifts and getting good customers seated in your section. I worked at several high end restaurants and was sexually harassed at every single one, by patrons and by coworkers alike. It was considered a necessary evil of the job. Thank goodness for bosses like the one in this post!

I like how misandrists hopped on here to use it as an excuse to generalize men and spread hate. All while forgetting it was a man who helped this young woman get justice. For all we know, the female patrons could have been doing the touching as well. Either way, the real issue is how ALL customer service workers are treated by patrons while getting paid next to nothing. #EatTheRich #StopMisandry #SpreadLoveNotHate #DownWithSexism #CancelTipCulture

We need more employers like this guy! "Underlings" are too often looked down on. Particularly in Corporate America.

The restauranteur did a very selfless thing. She's a 22 year old woman, not a girl or a shrinking violet. She learned a very important lesson: there are people in the world who are human garbage. And there are people in the world who have compassion.

The bar minimum of decent human behavior is now article worthy. Sad.

i thought he gave a her a 1,350 dollar bill like one physical dollar thats worth 1350 bucks

I'm glad I'm not the only one who was really confused by the title. From the other comments, it doesn't seem like it's just terms meaning different things in different countries. It's literally written the exact opposite of what they meant. The owner did not "give the bill" to the waitress, he gave her the "amount of the bill or the payment".

I have so much respect for anyone who has a job that requires them to constantly deal with the public. But I have a special kind of respect for wait staff in the restaurant industry and CNAs in the healthcare field. The amount of patience that is required to do these jobs and do them well is unbelievable unless you've worked these types of jobs personally. I feel like they're extremely under paid and deserve so much more from their employers and the companies they work for than they normally get. I do know some places that do go above and beyond for employees in these types of jobs but it is very rare.

This guy gives men a good name. Hats off👏

yeah, the title is a bit misleading, sounds the employee had t pay the guests bill, not that she got the money the guest paid for the bill. this is good though, if all restaurants, bars and retail acted this way instead i have a feeling there would be less people acting entitled to stuff they are not entitled to - because they would run out of places they can show their faces at unless they behave

Savvy chef gets tens of thousands of dollars worth of publicity and it only cost him $1,350. Nice work. *slowhandclap

Having worked customer service in restaurants and bars for many years, I can safely say the worst customers hands down are those who have money. They put the capital “E” in the word entitlement. They love to hold that tip over your head throughout an entire encounter, knowing that despite how well you do your job, they're only going to leave you the bare minimum, if that. Tipping gives control, power, and ownership over servers, and they love that power. The fact someone is depending on their tip for their livelihood is exactly what they want. In Europe, there is no tipping because workers are paid a living wage instead. The reason Americans b***h about rude waitstaff in Europe is because they can't lord a tip over them. If you mistreat or disrespect waitstaff, they will treat you accordingly. Slavery ended centuries ago, long before it did in the States.

"While it can be quite fulfilling, or even downright romantic, to work at a restaurant"...that one made me chuckle. I wish I had your optimism ;)

I worked at a restaurant when I was about 20 years old. Had a customer that kept on making sexual comments. I asked him for his order. He said, "You'll work for dinner." I told him "I wasn't on the menu." "That's ok. Just put that sexy a*s on my plate." I told him "my a*s wouldn't fit on the plate" and let him, and his buddy, know that when he was ready to order, someone would be there to get it and walked away. Told my manager about it, asked if someone else could take the table, and was told no. My table, my customer, deal with it. Another employee heard what happened and, without being asked, took the table for me. When the customer asked where I was, HE said I was busy with another customer but he wouldn't mind putting HIS a*s on the plate for him (my fellow co-worker wasn't gay but wanted to give him a taste of his medicine)! Needless to say, I never saw that customer again. Surprisingly enough, there was a tip left on the table (I think it was $20).

Those customers must be Trump fans

Doing the right thing rocks! Being a server is a difficult task given the fact that you are on your feet for hours on end, serving hot plates, and dealing with the few customers who are miserable, and want you to feel the same way by treating you poorly. I waited tables in a fast-moving restaurant next to a major airport for 2 years. I met many people who were just great. I never did anything to anyone's food except for one time, a lady was extremely rude and going overseas that evening. She yelled at me to make sure that I gave her decaf coffee. I put regular coffee in the decaf decanter with the orange top! Buh Bye! I had a manager like this guy in the article who let 5 big guyTexans skip on paying because I was slow to serve them because I was new. I tried to quit the next day, but the manager said he did not want me to quit because of my good attitude about how I treat people. I have never forgotten that! Thanks, Brad!

It's not just rich people - it's people. Anymore a growing number of people are simply awful .... as a non-specific group. Being rude is just a thing now and if you say anything directly to any of these a-holes you are putting yourself in danger. The world isn't what it used to be ....

Lee you are a good man and heaven has a special place for you and Lilly. And Lilly don’t let anyone ever get you down you are very strong and you deserve all the good coming your way.

And they didn't leave a tip either? They are clueless. They also don't know how to treat others wirh respect. They don't deserve to go back to that restaurant no matter how important they think they are. Good for Lee for banning them and what a great boss to give the waitress the money.

Sure enough, there was one person complaining that he reported the crime to authorities in own restaurant.

He literally just wants to bang Lily