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A fine dining restaurant served a quadriplegic woman a desert that read "happy birthday wheelchair" (lemmy.today)

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[–] tal@lemmy.today 46 points 1 week ago (10 children)

If I had to make a bet, there's some note about what dish is supposed to go to whom and the waiter let it merge into the note about what text was supposed to be there.

[–] running_ragged@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Not even. It wasn't the same hand that wrote those letters.

Maybe a server wrote it after the fact, or maybe the client did to get story and a free dinner.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 29 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Hmm. Could be.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/society-culture-and-history/social-issues/nj-woman-baffled-by-hurtful-birthday-dessert-message-at-weehawken-restaurant/ar-AA2aMzua

A spokesperson for Blu On The Hudson sent CBS News New York the following statement:

"We at Blu on the Hudson are aware of the recent video circulating on social media, and we are deeply saddened by what occurred. We sincerely apologize to the guest and to everyone who was hurt or offended by this incident which took place on June 20, 2026. Treating every guest with dignity, respect, and care is fundamental to who we are as a company.

"We want to provide some context regarding what happened, not as an excuse, but to explain how this unfortunate mistake occurred.

"Our standard operating procedure is to use table and seat numbers on tickets to identify where each dish should be delivered. In this instance, the word "wheelchair" was used as a reference to identify where a birthday dessert with a candle should be delivered. Unfortunately, that notation was misunderstood and was written on the plate itself. There was absolutely no malicious or disrespectful intent behind the notation. However, we fully understand how seeing that word written on a plate could be deeply hurtful and upsetting.

"Since the incident, we have reinforced with our team the importance of following proper ticketing and communication procedures and have taken steps to ensure that something like this does not happen again. We have also made an attempt to reach the guest directly to personally apologize, although we have not yet been able to connect with them.

"We understand that an apology cannot undo the hurt or frustration caused by this incident, but we sincerely hope it conveys how deeply sorry we are. Blu on the Hudson is proud to be a part of the Hudson County community, and we are committed to being a place where every guest feels welcomed, respected, and valued.

"We are deeply sorry for this occurrence, have learned from it, and are committed to doing better moving forward."

[–] running_ragged@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's a well crafted PR response that does it's best to accept responsibility and give a plausible explanation, which is what's expected. Doesn't mean its true.

It doesn't really fit well with what's in the image to my eyes though.

Maybe a second person saw the ticket, thought someone missed a word and added it, but that doesn't make sense at a high end place to have just anybody doing lettering.

Looking at that 'Happy Birthday' on a plate and thinking something needed to be added, I would not want to touch that perfect cursive even if I had similarly impressive flow, I can't imagine the different shape wouldn't be acceptable at a place like that.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Well the other explanation is that someone did it maliciously knowing it would cost them their job

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