The waiter who wrote the N-word on a New Orleans restaurant receipt
knew what he was doing when he unleashed the racial slur that caused
intense backlash and calls for boycotts, according to one former
coworker.
"I printed those receipts 50 times a day. I know for a fact he knew it would show up on his receipt," a former Huck Finn's waitress told the Daily News. "I was like, are you that hateful that you would put that on the receipt?"
Dakota Crochet, 23, was fired from the French Quarter sports bar this week after the phrase "N----- 100% dislike" appeared on a check he gave to a group of black customers Thursday.
One of the diners, Liryca Neville Branch — the daughter of New Orleans
musician Cyril Neville — is now mulling a lawsuit and demanding a
personal apology from both the canned waiter and the restaurant’s
management.
"I've never had anything like this happen before to me," she said. "Trust me — this is not over. I refuse to let this die out."
Branch, 33, was eating lunch with three coworkers when they were given a bill with the racial slur in all capitals staring them in the face.
Her mother, Gaynielle Neville — who is married to soul singer Cyril
Neville — posted a photo of the racist receipt on Facebook, which
started making headlines Friday.
The 21-year-old former server, Melani, who declined to give her last name, said she was shocked when she saw Huck Finn's appear on her Instagram feed.
She was more surprised to see "Dakota C." at the top of the bill.
"When I saw it, I wanted to know who the hell printed it. When I saw it was Dakota, I was like you have to be f---- kidding me," she said. "I never got that from him."
Melani, who is black, said she never saw any signs of racism from
Dakota in the three months they worked together before she was fired in
April.
Dakota, whose father is the restaurant's general manager, joined the staff this February, the former waitress said.
Melani has worked for the Decatur St. eatery on-and-off since 2010.
"I didn't speak out as much as others may have because I kind of felt indebted to Huck Finn's," she said. "I started really young and they really helped me out. But it's crazy."
Dakota and his father did not return repeated calls for comment.
Huck Finn's issued two public statements saying the six-year-old French Quarter sports bar fired the waiter responsible for the "offensive and completely unacceptable" receipt.
Huck Finn's owner Mike Fridge directed comment to the restaurant's spokesman Morgan Stewart.
Stewart told the News he couldn't disclose the name of the fired waiter or confirm the two restaurant workers were related.
He declined to comment beyond stating the waiter had been fired immediately.
The famous New Orleans Neville family vows not to let the incident be "swept under the rug."
"Racism is a disease," Gaynielle Neville said. "It will never be forgotten. We will not tolerate anybody thinking they can tell us something and get away with it."
"I printed those receipts 50 times a day. I know for a fact he knew it would show up on his receipt," a former Huck Finn's waitress told the Daily News. "I was like, are you that hateful that you would put that on the receipt?"
Dakota Crochet, 23, was fired from the French Quarter sports bar this week after the phrase "N----- 100% dislike" appeared on a check he gave to a group of black customers Thursday.
One of the diners, Liryca Neville Branch — the daughter of New Orleans
musician Cyril Neville — is now mulling a lawsuit and demanding a
personal apology from both the canned waiter and the restaurant’s
management."I've never had anything like this happen before to me," she said. "Trust me — this is not over. I refuse to let this die out."
Branch, 33, was eating lunch with three coworkers when they were given a bill with the racial slur in all capitals staring them in the face.
Her mother, Gaynielle Neville — who is married to soul singer Cyril
Neville — posted a photo of the racist receipt on Facebook, which
started making headlines Friday.The 21-year-old former server, Melani, who declined to give her last name, said she was shocked when she saw Huck Finn's appear on her Instagram feed.
She was more surprised to see "Dakota C." at the top of the bill.
"When I saw it, I wanted to know who the hell printed it. When I saw it was Dakota, I was like you have to be f---- kidding me," she said. "I never got that from him."
Melani, who is black, said she never saw any signs of racism from
Dakota in the three months they worked together before she was fired in
April.Dakota, whose father is the restaurant's general manager, joined the staff this February, the former waitress said.
Melani has worked for the Decatur St. eatery on-and-off since 2010.
"I didn't speak out as much as others may have because I kind of felt indebted to Huck Finn's," she said. "I started really young and they really helped me out. But it's crazy."
Dakota and his father did not return repeated calls for comment.
Huck Finn's issued two public statements saying the six-year-old French Quarter sports bar fired the waiter responsible for the "offensive and completely unacceptable" receipt.
"The unfortunate actions of this one employee do not mirror the mission
of Huck Finn's Cafe's firm non-discrimination policy, and we are
extremely apologetic for any inconvenience this may have caused," the
statement said.
"We acknowledge that the anger and disappointment being expressed is
legitimate and has serious merit. We want everyone to know that we
agree."Huck Finn's owner Mike Fridge directed comment to the restaurant's spokesman Morgan Stewart.
Stewart told the News he couldn't disclose the name of the fired waiter or confirm the two restaurant workers were related.
He declined to comment beyond stating the waiter had been fired immediately.
The famous New Orleans Neville family vows not to let the incident be "swept under the rug."
"Racism is a disease," Gaynielle Neville said. "It will never be forgotten. We will not tolerate anybody thinking they can tell us something and get away with it."
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