Posted on May 7, 2008 at 9:58 p.m.

Food: 1/5  Vibe: 1/5  Service: 1/5  Value: 1/5  Overall: 1/5

My husband, my son (9 years old), two friends and I went to Z Grill for drinks and dinner.We were paying separately. One of the ladies I was with ordered a taco salad.She wanted it with chicken, but accidently ordered it with beef.She does not eat beef.She asked for it to be changed.The waitress told her she could but she would have to pay for both meals according to the owner.She told them never mind she would not eat.When her bill came the salad was on the bill.She asked to speak to the owner.When he came over she told him she did not think she should have to pay for the meal since she did not eat.He became belligerent and told her that if she did not pay he would call the police and have her arrested.We told him that it was ridiculous to expect her to pay for a meal that she did not eat and he asked us if we went into stores and bought things and expected to be able to exchange them if we did not like it.We told him of course since we do it all the time with clothes.At this he started yelling at all of us (in front of my son) and told us we need to pay our bill and get the hell out of his restaurant. He was getting extremely loud and was causing quite a bit of embarrasment to our group since we do business in this town.We told him we did not think this was right and the proper way to do business at which he screamed at the top of his lungs that it was his restaurant and he would do whatever the hell he wanted to do.He finally decided to allow her to only pay for her drink, but all of us would be banned for life from his restaurant.I was confused since my husband and I were paying for our $50 meal.I told him this and he said that I was to get the hell out of his restaurant.I told him we send a lot of people to not only this restaurant but to the other restaurant he owns, Sonoma Grill, and that we would tell them not to.At this he threatened to call the police on me and told me he had a lawyer that he would have come after me.I do not want this restaurant and this man doing this to other people that are simply trying to have a meal with family and friends. He was out of his mind with anger and frightened me and my friends and family.I was grateful that my husband was there to protect me.Of course, my reputation in this town will suffer since I can not explain to people that he was without any warrant attacking me and slandering my name and reputation.This is a local family restaurant in a small town and he should be allowed to do business here.

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