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Fox News - Controversy over an Alabama Olive Garden's refusal to allow a patron to enter the restaurant with an American flag reportedly has prompted the restaurant chain to issue a personal apology from its vice president. The patron, 80-year-old Marti Warren, told MyFoxAl.com she was outraged after being told she could not bring the flag into the restaurant to attend a Kiwanis Club award banquet. Olive Garden has issued public statements apologizing, including on its Facebook page. "We are very sorry for any misunderstanding about this issue," the Facebook post reads. "We do not have a policy at Olive Garden concerning bringing the American flag into our restaurants. Some members of our team were misinformed about company policy by our corporate office. As a company, we take responsibility for that and we regret it...Warren, who said the denial felt as though she "had been slapped in the face," also reportedly was told she couldn't bring the Golden K Kiwanis club's banner into the dining room. She said she would have taken the group somewhere else if she had know this would happen. The club reportedly said the Pledge of Allegiance under Warren's guidance with their eyes closed so that they could picture the flag waving in the wind.
I really, really wish Olive Garden hadn't taken this approach. I mean what's wrong with just telling this old broad that they have a thing against customers carrying around gigantic flags and banners in their restaurant. It's a place to eat, not to start a rally.
This isn't the K of C hall or an Elks Lodge, lady, this is the Olive Garden. Land of unlimited bread sticks and salad as far as the eye can see. People go there for quality Italian food at family prices, not to see some banner toting K-club rally, and it's senior citizen members take 45 minutes to chew a piece of chicken parm.
This isn't the K of C hall or an Elks Lodge, lady, this is the Olive Garden. Land of unlimited bread sticks and salad as far as the eye can see. People go there for quality Italian food at family prices, not to see some banner toting K-club rally, and it's senior citizen members take 45 minutes to chew a piece of chicken parm.
Doesn't make them non-Patriotic, it means they're trying to run a nice business without distractions and rabble rousers...I can't find a picture anywhere on the net, but I'm guessing we're not talking about some little flag that kids hold in their hands and march with in parades, we're at least talking about a 3-4 flag if not bigger, who in their right mind tries to bring that into a restaurant? It's just plain odd.
