'Y'all fat, and y'all eat too much'

"'Hearty Eaters' Say Buffet Banned Them".

HOUMA, La. -- A 6-foot-3, 265-pound man says a restaurant overcharged him for his trips to the buffet line [at the Manchuria Restaurant], then banned him and a relative because they're hearty eaters. A spokesman for the restaurant denies the claim. . . .

On his most recent visit, he said, a waitress gave him and his wife's cousin, 44-year-old Michael Borrelli, a bill for $46.40, roughly double the buffet price for two adults. . . .

Houma accountant Thomas Campo said the men were charged an extra $10 each on Dec. 21 because they made a habit of dining exclusively on the more expensive seafood dishes, including crab legs and frog legs. . . .

Labit said he insisted on paying but was told not to come back. He complained that when seafood on the buffet line runs out, the restaurant only grudgingly cooks more. . .