The restaurant where a waiter was allegedly forced to stand up for two hours to satisfy a complaining LGBTQIA+ customer released a statement following the incident.
In a statement, Ulli’s Streets of Asia said that they’re supporting the said employee who addressed one of their customers, Jude Bacalso, as ‘sir.’
“The management of Ulli’s Streets of Asia stands by our employee involved in the incident. He along with his teammates have our support,” the restaurant said.
“We aim to provide a safe and respectful environment for both our guests and our people. We are taking steps to better handle these situations moving forward,” they added.
In a previous statement, Ulli’s also expressed their concern on the incident, saying that they quickly checked their employee after the incident.
“We are deeply concerned by the incident that happened this past Sunday. We have sat down with the server involved and the rest of our team to console and brief them following the altercation. Rest assured that we are educating our people and placing their welfare of utmost priority,” they wrote.
They also apologized to Jude Bacalso for the discrimination that happened.
“Ulli’s Streets of Asia respects and celebrates people from all walks of life, including LGBTQIA+ community. Discrimination has no place in our restaurant,” they added.
The incident happened when the waiter allegedly misgendered Jude, and called him a sir.
Jude, who said that he was ‘educating’ the waiter about pronouns, stood for two hours until a concerned citizen tried to intervene with the situation.