Apparently, being pregnant in a restaurant in Marysville, Washington is a health code violation or at least that’s what one woman said the management of Buzz Inn Steakhouse was trying to tell her.
Instead of seeing a beautiful womb carrying two precious lives, a waitress at the restaurant saw a bare belly that offended her to the point that she had to ask Charisha Raylee Gobin to leave.
Gobin says she was hoping to get some food to go but her mother and sister wanted to dine in. So, she obliged and walked into the Buzz Inn Steakhouse wearing a black t-shirt that left her baby bump exposed along with a long white skirt.
Gobin, who is 7 1/2 months pregnant with twins, said she was told, “I’m sorry, you can’t be here in that shirt,” by a waitress as she and her family were waiting for a table.
Gobin was pretty shocked when the waitress told her she was in violation of the no shoes, no shirt, no service policy which went against the restaurant’s “health code regulations.”
Gobin was pretty furious, to say the least, and took to social media to express her anger.
“I was just denied service at the Buzz Inn on State Avenue in Marysville for my outfit. I’m violating the health code,” she wrote on Facebook along with a photo of her in her outfit.
The post, which is no longer visible on Facebook, received more than 690 shared and 369 likes, according to The News Tribune.
Gobin told CBS News that she wouldn’t have denied entry if she wasn’t pregnant or the size she was. The waitress reportedly told the news outlet off camera that she would have denied anyone entry who was wearing a crop because it’s not considering a shirt.
The Buzz Inn Steakhouse recieved quite the backlash on their Facebook page after the story made the news.
However, there were others who supported the waitress’ action in the name of modesty because some people in 2017 are still offended by flesh and can’t just look away and mind their own business.
Others had a more reasonable explanation for their support saying that if anyone with a crop top would be denied entry, the pregnant woman should not be an exception.
The Buzz Inn Steakhouse, did however, admit that their server was a little out of line.
“We sincerely apologize for the misunderstanding and will cover with all staff as to how to not overly enforce a rule that is intended to make all guests feel comfortable,” the restaurant wrote on Facebook. “The server in question has been with our company and a great employee for almost 20 years and was trying to use her best judgement and by no means was trying to be demeaning to the guest. Again our sincere apology for misunderstanding.”
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