Dining alone can be a daunting prospect, but one woman’s solo date was ruined after she was told she needs a friend to dine in.
TikTok user Sunshine Chavez posted a video showing a staff member at a Korean barbecue joint in California telling her there is a two-person minimum for eating in the restaurant, pointing to the policy written on their sign-in sheet.
“When the restaurant doesn’t let you dine in because you’re a party of 1,” Chavez captioned the 15-second clip. “And you’re told next time bring a friend. Maybe I’m just hungry and emotional but I definitely cried in my car.”
Chavez admitted in the comments she had to build up the courage to go inside by herself, saying she waited in the car for 15 minutes before going in.
The policy was stated on the sign-in sheet. TikTok / sunshine_inthekitchen
The woman wanted to dine alone in the Korean barbecue restaurant. TikTok / sunshine_inthekitchen“I really debated about paying for an extra person. I was craving it all day (all week),” she added.
“Yeah this is actually a thing at most Korean bbq spots unfortunately,” a user said. “It sucks though.”
“It’s Korean bbq… they prepare and give you a lot of sides, meats, sauces, etc. it doesn’t make sense for them to do all of this for one person,” pointed out another.
Other users couldn’t believe there was a policy in place that entailed not allowing people to eat alone.
“As someone who loves eating out alone, this is a new fear unlocked lol,” one user wrote.
“What if you’re a party of 1 but appetite of 2?” questioned another.
