A woman says she was robbed while eating in Fort Greene — and then had to pay for her meal anyway. Writes asytsma: 'What responsibility does a restaurant have to the customers who still choose to eat outside? Not much, probably, but not none, either.'
in Fort Greene when, just as their food arrived, somebody biked by and was able to steal her bag. Upon realizing what had happened, the group tried to unsuccessfully chase down the robber. Returning to the restaurant, they found their dinner had gone cold. Then, in a twist, the thief returned to the scene of the crime and flung the bag — emptied of its credit cards and an iPhone — back at the table before again fleeing.
Here is where we reach the most complicated detail of this story: Our narrator says that Walter’s then charged the table for their meal, even though they’d been more or less unable to enjoy it for obvious reasons. Predictably, commenters are divided. On the one hand, why should this business eat the price of the meal if it had nothing to do with the theft? It’s common sense that if you order food, you should expect to pay for that food, and, besides, this is the most difficult time in recent memory to run a restaurant. On the other hand, c’mon. Dropping a check is adding insult to injury.
This is not to pick on Walter’s, which has always been a perfectly fine neighborhood establishment in Grub Street’s experience. Instead, this incident could have happened anywhere, which is why it has us so intrigued.
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