A Maryland man is speaking out about an alleged incident at his local Chick-fil-A, where he says he received his drive-through only to find they had labeled it with the name “Monkeys.”
While going through the drive-through at Chick-fil-A, workers will often ask a customer their name in order to ensure they get the correct order, especially when two drive-through lanes are open.
However, Marquise Vanzego told TODAY last week that when he received his order from the store in LaPlata on Aug. 2, he didn’t see “Marquise” on the bag, but instead, he saw “monkeys.”
Vanzego, who is Black, shared that the moment left his heart with a “little sting” seeing what he is alleging was a racial attack.
“You start to think about all the other incidents that may have occurred that you heard about on the news with racial profiling,” Vanzego said.
After seeing the name, Vanzego parked and went into the restaurant, where he said he spoke with the manager, who apologized and offered a refund for his order.