Waffle House Allows White Customers to Eat While Doors Are Locked, Black Woman Denied Entry

Nothing surprises me anymore and I even tried to give Waffle House the benefit of doubt and do some extra research, but the story remains the same.

A woman was reportedly denied entry to a Waffle House in Pinson, Alabama, because of the color of her skin. Jacinda Mitchell took a video last week that showed the doors to the establishment were locked, but that there were white people inside. It led Mitchell to conclude she was refused service because she was a person of color.

“They have the door locked and they have customers in here, and they’re saying that they’re closed. The customers are eating and they happen to be white customers only, and I am an African-American,” Mitchell said in the clip. “They have people that they’re serving, but they’re telling me that they’re closed.”

Pat Warner, director of public relations and external affairs for Waffle House, said the company is investigating Mitchell’s allegations.

At this point since I've never ate at Waffle House nor plan to, I thought maybe they were closing and was letting the remaining customers finish their food, but then I thought if that was the case an employee would've atleast came out and spoke to the woman in the video, and after further research it wasn't even closing time, not to mention food was still being cooked, so I am all the way confused.

Here's the video;

 
"We have launched an investigation to gather all of the facts," Warner said. "Waffle House is a welcoming place for everyone, and we are fortunate to enjoy a very diverse and loyal customer base who we do our best to serve every day. The employee involved should not have locked the front door at all and should have certainly opened the door for the customer when she arrived. We will get the facts and take appropriate action quickly."