Buffalo Wild Wings: Difference between revisions
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[[File:Customer Receipt Message.jpg|thumb|Customer Receipt Message]] | [[File:Customer Receipt Message.jpg|thumb|Customer Receipt Message]] | ||
===Customers not allowed to sing the National Athem after previously being allowed to (2017)=== | |||
On September11, 2017, employees refused to play the national athem song for customers during the football games after having previously played it for the last game, citing it was "to controversial" and it violated company policy. Customers responded by posting the incident on social media, gaining huge interactions that led many to be confused and angry. One customer involved in the incident said " Nobody understood what was so controversial, its 9/11, and its a sporting event, why is it controversial."<ref>{{Cite web |first= |date=14 September 2017 |title=Buffalo Wild Wings Customers Livid They Were Kept From Hearing National Athem |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx_y-oqR16E |url-status=live |access-date=16 March 2026 |website=Youtube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Ralph |date=7 July 2020 |title=The Truth About Buffalo Wild Wings' National Anthem Controversy |url=https://www.mashed.com/224084/the-truth-about-buffalo-wild-wings-national-anthem-controversy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124161550/https://www.mashed.com/224084/the-truth-about-buffalo-wild-wings-national-anthem-controversy/ |archive-date=24 January 2021 |access-date=18 March 2026 |website=Mashed}}</ref> The company issued several responses regarding this incident.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=18 March 2026 |title=RESPONSE TO EASTVALE, CALIFORNIA INCIDENT |url=https://www.buffalowildwings.com/response/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928111104/https://www.buffalowildwings.com/response/ |archive-date=28 September 2018 |access-date=18 March 2026 |website=Buffalo Wild Wings}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=MacGuill |first=Dan |date=20 September 2017 |title=Did a Buffalo Wild Wings Worker Turn Down the National Anthem Because It Is 'Divisive'? |url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/buffalo-wild-wings-anthem/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527185345/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/buffalo-wild-wings-anthem/ |archive-date=27 May 2024 |access-date=18 March 2026 |website=Snopes}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Sivak |first=David |date=16 March 2018 |title=FACT CHECK: Did Buffalo Wild Wings ‘Ban’ The National Anthem? |url=https://checkyourfact.com/2018/03/16/fact-check-buffalo-wild-wings-national-anthem/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429154655/https://checkyourfact.com/2018/03/16/fact-check-buffalo-wild-wings-national-anthem/ |archive-date=29 April 2025 |access-date=18 March 2026 |website=CheckYourFact}}</ref> | |||
Buffalo Wild Wings company response on their website;<blockquote>"We apologize that Guests at the Eastvale, California location didn’t receive the positive sports viewing experience we strive to provide in all of our restaurants every day. This was the action of one individual and does not reflect our corporate practice. Our intent is to show game broadcasts in their entirety including the National Anthem, post-game interviews, and highlights."<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /></blockquote> | |||
World Wide Wings (company that operated the restaurant) responded on television saying;<blockquote>"World Wide Wings, a Buffalo Wild Wings franchise, apologizes for what happened at our restaurant before the Monday night football game. We do not have a policy regarding this matter."<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> </blockquote>A response from Joe Janaszek, a Chief Marketing Officer for World Wide Wings<blockquote>"This gentleman who no longer works for us, made the decision to turn the volume down during the national anthem ... He claimed it was company policy, because it was too controversial. We don't know why he did that, and we wish he hadn't done it."<ref name=":1" /></blockquote> | |||
===Making Fun of Homeless People (2018)=== | ===Making Fun of Homeless People (2018)=== | ||
On May 28, a homeless customer ordered chicken wings from Buffalo Wild Wings located in Lake Charles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 May 2018 |title=Homeless Man Gets Year Of Free Wings After Finding Rude Note On Check |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/homeless-man-buffalo-wild-wings/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 March 2026 |website=CBS News}}</ref> After ordering, the customer was in tears when after receiving his receipts, he found a message that reads" "For homeless f@^*! Let sit and get gross", and on the bottom of the receipt reads "I love you".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Puhak |first=Janine |date=30 May 2018 |title=Buffalo Wild Wings gives homeless man free wings for a year after staffer writes derogatory message on receipt |url=https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/buffalo-wild-wings-gives-homeless-man-free-wings-for-a-year-after-staffer-writes-derogatory-message-on-receipt |url-status=live |access-date=17 March 2026 |website=Fox News}}</ref> Allegedly, the note was not supposed to be seen by the customer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hembry |first=Tawny |date=3 June 2018 |title=Buffalo Wild Wings Gives Homeless Man Free Wings for a Year After Employee Writes Horrid Message on Receipt |url=https://lovelyti.com/2018/06/03/buffalo-wild-wings-gives-homeless-man-free-wings-for-a-year-after-employee-writes-horrid-message-on-receipt/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 March 2026 |website=Lovelyti}}</ref> Customers in the store immediately reacted with anger and disgust, with one female customer commenting to a new station;<blockquote>“I was just really upset about it, like, why would you do that, especially, and he said, ‘You all know that I’m homeless; I don’t have anywhere to live,’ and it just really upset me,” Weston said. “And I was like, ‘That’s not OK, one, for someone to treat a customer like that, let alone a customer in his condition."</blockquote>The company responded by firing the employees, along with giving the customer 1 year worth of free wings, hotel room, and a Walmart giftcard. It also gave away a large amount of wings to a homeless shelter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Breanna |date=31 May 2018 |title=Buffalo Wild Wings Gives Homeless Man Free Wings for a Year After Employee Writes Horrid Message on Receipt |url=https://www.theroot.com/buffalo-wild-wings-gives-homeless-man-free-wings-for-a-year-after-employee-writes-horrid-message-on-receipt |url-status=live |access-date=17 March 2026 |website=The Root}}</ref> <blockquote>“It’s embarrassing for this gentleman and it’s very inhumane on the part of the employees, It’s not our culture and it’s not who we are.”</blockquote> | On May 28, a homeless customer ordered chicken wings from Buffalo Wild Wings located in Lake Charles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 May 2018 |title=Homeless Man Gets Year Of Free Wings After Finding Rude Note On Check |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/homeless-man-buffalo-wild-wings/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 March 2026 |website=CBS News}}</ref> After ordering, the customer was in tears when after receiving his receipts, he found a message that reads" "For homeless f@^*! Let sit and get gross", and on the bottom of the receipt reads "I love you".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Puhak |first=Janine |date=30 May 2018 |title=Buffalo Wild Wings gives homeless man free wings for a year after staffer writes derogatory message on receipt |url=https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/buffalo-wild-wings-gives-homeless-man-free-wings-for-a-year-after-staffer-writes-derogatory-message-on-receipt |url-status=live |access-date=17 March 2026 |website=Fox News}}</ref> Allegedly, the note was not supposed to be seen by the customer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hembry |first=Tawny |date=3 June 2018 |title=Buffalo Wild Wings Gives Homeless Man Free Wings for a Year After Employee Writes Horrid Message on Receipt |url=https://lovelyti.com/2018/06/03/buffalo-wild-wings-gives-homeless-man-free-wings-for-a-year-after-employee-writes-horrid-message-on-receipt/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 March 2026 |website=Lovelyti}}</ref> Customers in the store immediately reacted with anger and disgust, with one female customer commenting to a new station;<blockquote>“I was just really upset about it, like, why would you do that, especially, and he said, ‘You all know that I’m homeless; I don’t have anywhere to live,’ and it just really upset me,” Weston said. “And I was like, ‘That’s not OK, one, for someone to treat a customer like that, let alone a customer in his condition."</blockquote>The company responded by firing the employees, along with giving the customer 1 year worth of free wings, hotel room, and a Walmart giftcard. It also gave away a large amount of wings to a homeless shelter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Breanna |date=31 May 2018 |title=Buffalo Wild Wings Gives Homeless Man Free Wings for a Year After Employee Writes Horrid Message on Receipt |url=https://www.theroot.com/buffalo-wild-wings-gives-homeless-man-free-wings-for-a-year-after-employee-writes-horrid-message-on-receipt |url-status=live |access-date=17 March 2026 |website=The Root}}</ref> <blockquote>“It’s embarrassing for this gentleman and it’s very inhumane on the part of the employees, It’s not our culture and it’s not who we are.”</blockquote> | ||
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===Prioritizing Racist Customers over Black Customers (2019)<!-- cant find origional facebook post, if someone find it please put it here -->=== | ===Prioritizing Racist Customers over Black Customers (2019)<!-- cant find origional facebook post, if someone find it please put it here -->=== | ||
On October 26, 18 customers (whom included 6 adults and 12 children) went to a restaurant in Naperville after the children went to play in a basketball tournament. While being seated, an employee asked the customers to move because a customer didn't want to sit near black people, soon later being told a group of 18 people had "reservations" and that they need to move.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 November 2019 |title=Customers at Buffalo Wild Wings In Naperville says staff tried to reseat them over skin color |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb1beo9JbjA |url-status=live |access-date=17 March 2026 |website=Youtube}}</ref> The original customers decided to leave the place and go somewhere else, after which, posting the incident on [[Facebook]] where it gain mainstream media attention.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 November 2019 |title=Black Customers At Buffalo Wild Wings Say Host Told Them To Move To Appease Racist Dinner |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ThoWeZJvjA |url-status=live |access-date=17 March 2026 |website=Youtube}}</ref> The company responded to the incident, apologizing for the employees behavior and shortly after firing the employees. | On October 26, 18 customers (whom included 6 adults and 12 children) went to a restaurant in Naperville after the children went to play in a basketball tournament. While being seated, an employee asked the customers to move because a customer didn't want to sit near black people, soon later being told a group of 18 people had "reservations" and that they need to move.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 November 2019 |title=Customers at Buffalo Wild Wings In Naperville says staff tried to reseat them over skin color |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb1beo9JbjA |url-status=live |access-date=17 March 2026 |website=Youtube}}</ref> The original customers decided to leave the place and go somewhere else, after which, posting the incident on [[Facebook]] where it gain mainstream media attention.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 November 2019 |title=Black Customers At Buffalo Wild Wings Say Host Told Them To Move To Appease Racist Dinner |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ThoWeZJvjA |url-status=live |access-date=17 March 2026 |website=Youtube}}</ref> The company responded to the incident, apologizing for the employees behavior and shortly after firing the employees. | ||
===Refusing to Serve customers based on their Race and Gender (2019)=== | |||
In 2019, a ex-employee filed a lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings and its parent company Inspire brands for allegedly "creating a racially motivated work environment". The lawsuit alleges the employees made racially motivated comments towards customers, along with claiming the employees "refused to serve black customers" because they "don't give good tips".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Jack |date=2 November 2017 |title=Discrimination at Buffalo Wild Wings |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nwVd54OyTo |url-status=live |access-date=17 March 2026 |website=Youtube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mayer |first=Dominick |date=24 May 2019 |title=Federal Lawsuit Alleges Racism, Discrimination At Buffalo Wild Wings In Kansas |url=https://www.thetakeout.com/federal-lawsuit-racism-kansas-buffalo-wild-wings-1835009023/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 March 2026 |website=The Takeout}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hollan |first=Michael |date=22 May 2019 |title=Lawsuit claims Buffalo Wild Wings staffers refused to serve black customers, said they 'don't give good tips' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/buffalo-wild-wings-racial-discrimination-lawsuit |url-status=live |access-date=17 March 2026 |website=Fox News}}</ref> | |||
===Customers Kicked out for order food at Takeout then eating at Restaurant=== | ===Customers Kicked out for order food at Takeout then eating at Restaurant=== | ||
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===Printing Racial Slurs on Receipts=== | ===Printing Racial Slurs on Receipts (2025)=== | ||
https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/11/25/black-couple-sues-buffalo-wild-wings-for-5-million-after-ordering-takeout-then-finding-racial-slur-on-their-receipt/ | https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/11/25/black-couple-sues-buffalo-wild-wings-for-5-million-after-ordering-takeout-then-finding-racial-slur-on-their-receipt/ | ||
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https://www.reddingnewsreview.com/black-veteran-files-5-million-lawsuit-after-racist-slur-printed-on-buffalo-wild-wings-receipt | https://www.reddingnewsreview.com/black-veteran-files-5-million-lawsuit-after-racist-slur-printed-on-buffalo-wild-wings-receipt | ||
===Gender Checking Customers=== | ===Gender Checking Customers (2025)=== | ||
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