'How I Met Your Mother' star Drew Droege 'reprimanded' by LA eatery manager for kissing another man
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Drew Droege took to social media to express his ‘disgust’ over a recent incident at Echo Park, California restaurant. The ‘Bright Colors and Bold Patterns’ actor alleges he was "reprimanded" over kissing another man by the manager. He wrote on his Facebook post that he found "food and service" great at El Compadre, but "was really sad" over what followed after.
"Finishing up our second drinks, we had our arms around each other and kissed a few times," shared Droege. "A manager approached our table and said something to the affect of, 'you guys can't do that here.' We were confused at first, but then he very firmly stated, 'this is a family restaurant.'" Baffled by the manager’s behavior as the fellow diners were mostly straight couples "doing the same thing we were doing," the ‘New Girl’ actor then asked him if had anyone complained to him. The employee, however, didn’t reply to his question.
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"He threw his hands in front of us and said, 'I don't care if you're the President of the United States, we don't allow your behavior here,'" Droege recalled their conversation in similar posts on other outlets. He tweeted, “Last night at @ELCOMPADRE_DTLA Echo Park I was reprimanded by a mgr for kissing another man. At 6:30pm in the middle of our second drink. Told “this is a family restaurant”& “we don’t allow that behavior here”. I will never be back. I encourage you all to find another place too.”
