A man’s attempt to sober up at a local Waffle House in Georgia fell as flat as a pancake after two employees covered him in condiments and cheese.
Two employees at the iconic breakfast chain in Lithonia were fired when footage of the outrageous prank went viral after it was posted to Instagram earlier this month, WSB-TV reports.
“As soon as I saw it, I was in awe and busted out crying,” the man’s fiancée told the station.
The man, who was not identified, did not know anyone who worked at the restaurant, where he visited on Jan. 2 while inebriated. He then passed out and at least two employees took advantage of his condition, dousing him with ketchup, salt and even a slice of American cheese.
One of the employees even got behind the passed-out man and pretended that he was a puppet, video shows.
The man’s fiancée shared the footage with the station and asked not to be identified.
“He went to go and, you know, get his head together, his mind straight [and] he passed out during the time, and they took advantage of him,” the woman told the station.
The woman said the Instagram page where the footage was posted – which is now private – also featured other videos depicting customers at the restaurant.
“Half of the people who are on his page probably don’t even know they’re being exposed at the moment,” the woman told WSB-TV.
The man seen on the video, meanwhile, said he ordered food once he regained consciousness and then walked home from the DeKalb County eatery. A report of simple battery was later filed with the DeKalb County Police Department, according to the station.
Reps from Waffle House confirmed in a statement released Thursday that the employees seen in the disturbing footage had been terminated.
“We have been in contact with the customer and have apologized,” the statement read. “When we learned of this event we launched an investigation, and have terminated the employees involved. Their actions in no way represent our company or our thousands of associates who strive to provide our customers with a positive experience daily.”
