A California small business owner is tired of out-of-control kids in his restaurant, and now he’s making parents pay the price.You You Xue operates two restaurants south of San Francisco.He told The Post he introduced damage charges on certain bills after repeated problems with unruly children disrupting other diners."My staff, my servers were being forced to parent children on behalf of other parents.
That’s not their job," Xue told The Post, adding, "Parenting has become so relaxed, and I know if I acted some ways these children are acting, I would have gotten my a-- beat."The restaurant's online menu includes an advisory at the top of the page beneath the headline, "Please control your children."RESTAURANT OWNERS REVEAL THE BIGGEST MISTAKE DINERS MAKE BEFORE ORDERINGThe exterior of Chez Xue restaurant in California.Owner You You Xue said he began adding damage charges to some customers' bills after repeated problems with children damaging property and disrupting other diners.
(Screenshot/Google Maps)Some of the forbidden actions are running around, shouting, and making noise with utensils, which the menu goes on to say in all caps, "will not be tolerated.""Guests not respecting this policy may be asked to leave.We will hold parents financially liable for all damage caused by their children to restaurant property," it adds.CHILI'S GOES VIRAL AFTER ROASTING FAST-FOOD PRICES: 'WHY LET THEM PLAY YOU LIKE THIS?'The page also lists specific instances when Xue decided to charge parents for bad behavior.
In one case, a child picked up and dropped a credit card machine, shattering the screen.The family was charged $327.03.
Another instance saw a child carve designs into a tabletop using utensils.Those parents were charged $109.38 in damages.The final instance listed on the website read, "A customer's child was playing on the booth seats and bumped a teacup onto the ground, causing it to shatter.
We charged the parent $5.47 in damages."Xue has said the reaction to...