Dress code, policy changes coming to Buckhead restaurant after dispute with Hawks legend
NBA great Dominque Wilkins took to Twitter to describe his treatment and his belief that it was because of his skin color - and not his attire. Author: Christopher Buchanan Updated: 7:05 PM EDT May 24, 2021
ATLANTA Changes may be coming to a Buckhead restaurant s dress code after an incident involving Atlanta Hawks legend Dominique Wilkins on Saturday.
The restaurant claims he was turned away because of the way he was dressed. In a statement on Twitter late Saturday, they said their policy prohibits athletic clothing. Wilkins described his attire as designer casual pants and a shirt.
Dominique Wilkins says he was turned away from a popular Buckhead restaurant due to racism.
It happened at Le Bilboquet, a French bistro in The Shops Buckhead Atlanta.
“In my many years in the world, I’ve eaten at some of the greatest restaurants in the world, but never have I felt prejudice or been turned away because of the color of my skin, until today,” he wrote on Twitter.
Wilkins said staff at Le Bilboquet refused him service over his designer casual clothing.
“Discrimination has many different disguises, you know. In this case, it’s disguised through a dress code,” Wilkins said. “I’m just hoping that they learn from this and that they could get some diversity equality and this type of training to guard against this.”
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Atlanta Hawks legend Dominique Wilkins
received an apology Tuesday from Le Bilboquet, an upscale restaurant
in Atlanta, after he was turned away from the establishment Saturday because of its dress
code.
Le Bilboquet said in a statement it s deeply sorry for the situation and promised to review its dress
code while all employees undergo diversity, equity and inclusion
training :
Le Bilboquet @LeBilboquetAtl
Wilkins alleged Saturday he was turned
away because of the color of my skin :
Dominique Wilkins @DWilkins21
In my many years in the world, I’ve eaten at some of the greatest restaurants in the world, but never have I felt prejudice or been turned away because of the color of my skin, until today in #atlanta In @LeBilboquetAtl #turnedawaybecauseimblack pic.twitter.com/vh7zuyxH0K
Basketball Hall of Fame player Dominique Wilkins said Le Bilboquet, a Buckhead restaurant, denied him a table because of his race. The restaurant said it was over a dress code dispute.
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.