ROANOKE, Va. – A Facebook post regarding a recorded incident at the Golden Corral has prompted a response from the restaurant.
Early Monday morning, Leah Wynette posted multiple photos and videos of her visit Sunday night.
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In her post, Wynette claims a waitress gave her family an unwarranted warning that, "there are cameras and if you are taking food, you need to put it back on the table."
Wynette says that same waitress later returned to their table with the manager and accused her mother, who was dining with her, of stealing food.
After Wynette says she refused to open her bag and allow it to be searched for food, Wynette called 911 as she says she "began to fear for the safety of my family."
After a police officer arrived, Wynette also says the manager barred her mother from the restaurant property for life.
As of this story being posted, Wynette's post has been shared more than 3,600 times on Facebook.
At 4:21 p.m., Golden Corral in Roanoke commented with this response on Wynette's post.
"After evaluating all of the details, we would like to extend a heartfelt apology to Leah and her family for their experience dining with us yesterday evening. We recognize this situation was not handled properly and we are taking the appropriate steps internally to assess what we could have done differently while also implementing additional training for our employees. The well-being and respect for our guests and employees are always top priorities for us, and we are working diligently to make this right. Leah, we have sent you an email requesting the opportunity to speak with you directly to offer our apologies. -- Platinum Corral, a franchisee of Golden Corral"