... It's called ALL YOU CAN EAT.
Not all we THINK you SHOULD eat
If you're going to put a limit, then don't advertise your special as "All you can eat", or at least put finer print that says the limit.
If the restaurant can't afford the hungriest of patrons, then by all means, just CANCEL the "all you can eat" special.
EDIT: Since some are under the impression I didn't read the article; yes, I did. No, I'm not defending this guy. HOWEVER, the restaurant IS at fault for not practicing PROPER refusal of service.
Instead of refusing him from the get-go - which they had EVERY RIGHT TO DO since he'd been causing problems before - they didn't, welcomes him in, and LET him order the ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT.
With that, since he was welcomed and allowed to order what he wanted, they HAVE to see that service through - all he CAN eat, or rather all he wanted to.
Case in point: The restaurant did NOT practice their right to refusal PROPERLY, and thus are unfortunately the ones at fault here. Lesson learned, I should hope.
Was an All-You-Can-Eat Fish Fry Right to Cut This Guy Off?
SodaHead News
2012/05/17 13:00:00
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All Bill Wisth wanted was a couple of pieces of fried fish. Is that so much to ask? OK, so it was more like... over a dozen pieces. But hey, the sign said "all-you-can-eat"! The 6 foot 6 inch, 350 pound customer is accusing Chuck's Place in Thiensville, Wisconsin, of false advertising after a waitress refused to bring him a 13th piece of fish. (Although, they reportedly gave him eight more pieces to-go.)
Wisth told a local news station, "We asked for more fish and they refused to give us any more fish. I think that people have to stand up for consumers." And stand up he did. He called the police, then started picketing the restaurant. But apparently Wisth has been a problem in the past. A waitress there says they've dealt with him for years, and that he still hasn't paid off his tab. In their defense, Wisth added, "They do have like some of the best pizza in town." Do you think the all-you-can-eat restaurant was right to refuse this guy more fish?
Wisth told a local news station, "We asked for more fish and they refused to give us any more fish. I think that people have to stand up for consumers." And stand up he did. He called the police, then started picketing the restaurant. But apparently Wisth has been a problem in the past. A waitress there says they've dealt with him for years, and that he still hasn't paid off his tab. In their defense, Wisth added, "They do have like some of the best pizza in town." Do you think the all-you-can-eat restaurant was right to refuse this guy more fish?
After he had one glass, he ask for another and was told that one glass was all he could drink for ten cents.
Evidently 12 peices was all he could eat for the price.
There for it should be all a consumer can eat. Not how much the AVERAGE consumer can eat. How much 1 person can eat varies from person to person and from one food to another. Would you eat more of your favourite food than your least favourite? Course you would!
If he'd caused problems before and that was their issue with him, he should've been refused service at the door instead of being misled like this.
Didn't The Simpsons touch this topic once before? With Homer going to an all you can eat seafood restaurant? Pretty sure they did.
"A waitress there says they've dealt with him for years, and that he still hasn't paid off his tab."
Poor guy gotta eat first.
I worked at a church sponsored fish fry once and was appalled at the behavior of some of the customers. People seem to think all-you-can-eat is all you can shove down your throat, up your nose, in your ears, up your ass, and down your shirt. Especially bad considering this was supposed to be a fund raiser for charity!
[I love fried catfish!]