SOUTH CAROLINA – A Columbia man says he was stunned when a local brunch spot told him to “eat at home” after he complained that his meal was so salty it was unsafe for his high blood pressure. What should have been a simple quality issue spiraled into a viral showdown about customer service, accountability, and how some restaurants talk to paying customers.
The man had ordered bacon, eggs and grits from Stuffed Brunch in Northeast Columbia, but said the moment he opened the container at home, he knew something was wrong. The bacon was hard, the eggs were soft even though he requested them scrambled hard, and the grits were “so salty they couldn’t be eaten.”
For someone managing hypertension, that wasn’t just a disappointment — it was a health concern. So he called the restaurant hoping for a reasonable solution…