Customers at Naperville restaurant say their group was asked to move because another customer ‘doesn’t want black people sitting near him’

A group of children and adults celebrating a birthday at a Naperville restaurant last weekend were asked to move to different tables because of the color of their skin, two men who were part of the group said.

Justin Vahl and Marcus Riley said they visited the Buffalo Wild Wings on 75th Street east of Route 59 to celebrate a child’s birthday about 8:30 p.m. Oct. 26.

As employees set up the tables to seat the group, a host asked Vahl about his ethnicity, and later a manager asked the group to move to another location because a nearby customer didn’t want to sit near black people, the men said.
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‘We’re Supposed To Be Past This:’ Post About Allegedly Racially Charged Incident At Buffalo Wild Wings Goes Viral


A social media post about an allegedly racially charged incident at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Naperville went viral on Facebook.

“I usually don’t post these types of things but we think people need to be aware of the situation,” wrote Mary Vahl. She was part of a group of 12 children and six adults who went to Buffalo Wild Wings in Naperville on Saturday after the children’s basketball game.

In the post, Vahl claims a Buffalo Wild Wings employee told her husband, Justin, that two diners — a man and woman who they were told regularly frequent the restaurant — did not want to sit next to the group of 18 “because he’s “racist.”” The group of 18 was multiracial.
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