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Shamea Morton and NBA legend Dominique Wilkins both got kicked out of the restaurant over dress code violations.

Shamea Morton and NBA legend Dominique Wilkins both got kicked out of the restaurant over dress code violations.

The Hall of Famer was told he wasn’t dressed “fashionably enough.”

An Atlanta restaurant apologised for turning away former NBA player Dominique Wilkins, but maintained that race was not a factor for applying its dress code standards to the nine-time All-Star. The 61-year-old retired Atlanta Hawks legend alleged that French-style bistro Le Bilboquet refused to serve him because of the colour of his skin on Saturday. "In my many years in the world, I’ve eaten at some of the greatest restaurants in the world, but...

Le Bilboquet Atlanta restaurant Le Bilboquet in Buckhead has recently come under fire for appearing to arbitrarily enforce its dress code, first by a patron attempting to dine there on May 16, then by Hawks basketball legend Dominique Wilkins over the weekend. Monica Johnson had reservations for brunch on the patio with two friends Sunday, May 16, and drove 40 miles to dine at the French restaurant. In an interview with CBS46, and in a post detailing the May 16 incident on Le Bilboquet’s Face...

What’s In Store for the Restaurant Industry in 2021? GOBankingRates 1/7/2021 Gabrielle Olya © halbergman / Getty Images A high end restaurant reopens after the 2010 Covid-19 lockdown, with measures in place to protect staff and customers. The coronavirus pandemic had devastating effects on the restaurant industry in 2020. The National Restaurant Association stated in mid-December that by the end of the year, 110,000 American restaurants would have closed and the industry...