Earlier this month, a woman was arrested at an Applebee’s restaurant in Portage, Indiana, after an argument over one of the company’s “all-you-can-eat” offerings.
Shawneesha Latrice Cobbs, 28, of Chicago, was arrested Aug. 2 and charged with disorderly conduct, according to a police report obtained by USA TODAY.
According to the arrest report, Portage Police officers were called to Applebee’s on U.S. Highway 6211 at around 8:38 p.m. on Aug. 2 for a report of a “verbal disturbance.” Police dispatchers told officers they heard “several females screaming” and “threatening individuals,” one of the officers wrote in the arrest report.
When officers arrived at the scene, they were met outside by several adults, including Cobbs, who said he had been involved in a verbal altercation with the manager of Applebee’s.
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The group felt that the All You Can Eat offer for $15.99 applies to everyone at the table
According to the arrest report, the group was convinced that an order for the “All You Can Eat” offer by one person at the table applied to the entire table.
According to a July 29 press release from the restaurant chain, the “All You Can Eat” deal in question is an offer that includes unlimited boneless chicken wings, riblets and double crunch shrimp, served with unlimited fries, for $15.99 per person.
When the manager informed the table that this was not the case and that everyone would have to pay $15.99 for the deal, “a heated argument ensued,” the arrest report states. The group told police that the manager was “very unprofessional” toward them. They also told the manager that nowhere on the menu did it state that the deal was “per person.”
The officer who answered the call said in the police report that Cobbs then gave him a menu that had the words “Per Person” under the bold letters “All You Can Eat.” The officer said he showed the menu to the group, and as he was doing so, a couple walked out of the restaurant.
Cobbs also got into an argument with the couple
Cobbs pointed to the couple and told the officer that she had exchanged words with them before.
As the couple left the restaurant, arguments broke out again and Cobbs became “very loud and inappropriate, attracting the attention of other patrons,” the police report said.
The officer wrote in the report that he warned Cobbs for disorderly conduct and that another person in the group tried to calm her down but was unsuccessful. At one point, the person tried to put his hand over Cobbs’ mouth to calm her down but again was unsuccessful.
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Cobbs was arrested and later taken to the Porter County Jail.
Another person in the group went back to the restaurant and paid the bill in full after noticing that the menu stated that the “All You Can Eat” offer was per person.
Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can follow him on X. @GabeHauari or email him at [email protected].
