'We use MSG and we don't give a f*** about gluten-free': San Francisco restaurant posts furious sign aimed at 'hard to please' customers after being forced to close
- The owner said he was becoming increasingly annoyed with customers
- Closed after patron refused to pay because he didn't enjoy the meal
- Has now re-opened but asks 'hard to please' customers to go elsewhere
The owner of a San Francisco Chinese restaurant has temporarily closed his doors with an abrupt notice due to what he calls 'hard to please' customers.
Owner and chef James Chu put a sign on his door stating: 'We're closed because of you customers. Yes, we use MSG! We don't believe in organic food. And we don't give a f*** about gluten-free.'
The owner of So Restaurant said he was becoming increasingly annoyed with customers who were unsatisfied with his food.
Owner and chef James Chu put a sign on his door stating: 'We're closed because of you customers. Yes, we use MSG! We don't believe in organic food. And we don't give a f*** about gluten-free'
The owner of So Restaurant (pictured) said he was becoming increasingly annoyed with customers who were unsatisfied with his food
Chu says the final straw, which led him to temporarily close last week, happened when a patron refused to pay because he did not enjoy the meal.
He told ABC 7: 'The second guy came up to me and said, 'The rule is, if we don't like it we don't have to pay.'
'And as he walked out he started cursing at me and that's when I went poof,' said Chu.
Another patron would not pay their bill because their food turned out to be 'too spicy.'
After putting up his first sign Chu then posted another saying: 'We work hard to please everyone, but we know we can't. So if you're a hard to please, please just turn around and go somewhere else. Thanks!'
Chu says the final straw, which led him to temporarily close last week, happened when a patron refused to pay because he didn't enjoy the meal
After putting up his first sign, Chu then posted another, saying: 'We work hard to please everyone, but we know we can't.
'So if you're a hard to please, please just turn around and go somewhere else. Thanks!'
Soy sauce is one of the most popular ingredients used in Asian cuisine, but it contains gluten so a visit to a Chinese restaurant can generally prove tricky for customers who are allergic to it.
The FDA considers the addition of MSG to foods to be 'generally recognized as safe'.
Although many people identify themselves as sensitive to MSG, in studies with such individuals given MSG or a placebo, scientists have not been able to consistently trigger reactions.
Over the years, FDA has received reports of symptoms such as headache and nausea after eating foods containing MSG which it has not been able to verify.
Chu has now re-opened his San Francisco eatery (pictured) but says he will not endure 'hard to please' customers
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