Grace Palo
WMAL.com
WASHINGTON — (WMAL) Two employees at a Noodles & Company have been fired after an Alexandria Police Officer in uniform was denied service Monday evening.
One of the cooks refused to cook for her when they saw her in uniform. according to the Alexandria Police Department.
The events occurred on Monday evening at the Noodles & Company on Duke Street in Alexandria. According to the Public Information Officer, the cook came to the front of the restaurant near the cashier while the police officer was standing in line and said, ‘You better pull me off the line, because I’m not serving…,’ indicating to the officer. The department then said that the cashier and the cook started laughing, and the officer left in hopes to avoid a scene being caused.
The Director of Communications at the corporate level verified that the employees had been terminated after they completed a thorough investigation of the claims. After hearing from everyone involved, they immediately terminated the two employees.
Noodles and company released the following statement:
“Discrimination of any kind is never tolerated at Noodles & Company. After completing a thorough investigation into the allegations brought to us by a police officer who visited our Alexandria, VA location, we have concluded the two team members in question acted inappropriately and we immediately terminated their employment. The views and actions of these individuals are in no way reflective of the Company or team at our Alexandria location.
We want to thank the entire Alexandria Police Department for their assistance in this investigation. We have spoken with the officer involved and apologized for the inexcusable actions of these individuals.
Further, we want to extend our apologies to the entire Alexandria Police Department for the comments made by our team member. We have the utmost respect for law enforcement officials and value the relationship we have built with the local Alexandria Police Department over the years.” – Noodles & Company”
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