A woman was forced to leave a restaurant hosting an eating challenge for a $100 prize after the owner accused her of being a scammer.
On Sunday, Raina Huang of Los Angeles took part in the OMG 28" pizza challenge at StevO's Pizza n Ribs in Aurora, Colorado, Denver7 reported.
For the chance to win $100, an individual must eat the entire pizza in one hour with no breaks in between.
Per Denver7, no rules state that there are certain people who cannot participate in the challenge. Yet when Raina, an amateur competitive eater, asked to take part - the restaurant's owner Steve Wieand was having none of it.
He wanted to know whether the YouTuber was a professional eater when she asked to film herself eating the pizza. Raina responds by telling Steve that she has completed previous food challenges and posts footage of the competition to her YouTube channel.
The boss allegedly proceeded to accuse her of trying to scam his business and called her explicit names before kicking her out of the establishment.
Raina later shared a now-deleted video in which she was seen crying as she relayed the incident to her subscribers.
"I’ve never had a restaurant experience this bad," Raina said in the video, according to Denver7. "I was just here to do a pizza challenge. I don’t understand."
Raina travels all over the States participating in all sorts of food challenges for her YouTube channel and website. So far, she has won a staggering 465 food challenges, yet still does not regard herself as a food challenge pro.
Check out one of Raina's videos:Her YouTube channel is essentially her own version of Man v. Food, she says.
"I’m not a professional eater because I’m not part of the professional eating league, and I don’t compete the Nathan’s Hot Dog [Eating Contest]," Raina added.
She went on to say: "I just want him to have more respect for his customers, towards other people in general."
The owner's daughter admitted that her father could have "handled" the situation better, explaining that he felt that Raina "downplayed" her experience with food-eating competitions.
Since Raina went public with the incident, fans of the influencer have been leaving one-star reviews for the restaurant, forcing them to switch off their reviews.
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