The owner of a restaurant in West Bend said the rudeness of customers forced her to close. Lehnerz said. “Chefs, professional waiters, are all forced to find something else to do,” says Lehnerz. Tired of rude customers, she closed the restaurant and posted a sign on the door that read, “What happened? How did it get so bad?” WISN 12’s Hillary Mintz asked: “The fact that they have to be arrested. Just the little comments, the rude comments, it breaks them down,” Lehnerz said. “She doesn’t care about losing money. She cares a lot about John Bass,” said a regular customer. Lehnerz said since signing up and closing early, the support has been huge. I know they are all working hard. We just wanted to support her when we saw the message,” said Rick Neuman, of the Washington County Restaurant Group. “I really hope it helps people understand what it’s not just about us but all of us. everyone is going through,” said one waitress. “It makes me want to cry. It’s more than disappointing, it’s worse. I still have to pay the rent. I can’t just close the door, but at the same time, I feel it’s incredibly important,” said Lehnerz, who is recruiting for all positions.
The owner of a restaurant in West Bend said customer rudeness forced her to close.
The restaurant is struggling with staffing problems.
“Every day is crazy. Maybe we’re short on staff,” says Skinny Vic’s cafe and diner owner Vicki Lehnerz.
The four women were trying to keep up Tuesday as the line rose.
“We don’t have a dishwasher. I don’t have a dishwasher. I don’t have a server,” Lehnerz said.
The chef said it has been an ongoing struggle to get workers after the pandemic.
“Chefs, professional service people, are all forced to find something else to do,” says Lehnerz.
On Sunday, she said patience was running out. Tired of rude customers, she closed her diner and posted a sign on the door.
“What happened? How did it get so bad?” WISN 12’s Hillary Mintz asked.
“The reality is they have to be arrested,” Lehnerz said.
“She doesn’t care about losing money. She cares a lot about those employees,” said John Bass, a regular customer.
Since registration and early closing, support has been huge, Lehnerz said.
The client came in on Tuesday to show that they wanted to help her.
“I know they’re all working hard. We just wanted to support her when we saw the message,” said Rick Neuman, of the Washington County Restaurant Group.
“I really hope it helps people understand what not only us but everyone is going through,” said one waitress.
“It made me want to cry. It was more than disappointing, it was devastating. I still had to pay the rent. I couldn’t just close the door, but at the same time, I felt it was incredibly important,” Lehnerz said. .
Skinny Vic’s is recruiting for all positions.
