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Razzoo's Owes the Government a Million Dollars. That's a Lotta Tips.

Thu May 08, 2008 at 10:31:00 AM

Addison-based Razzoo's, which is kind of a Cajun-food theme park, is on the hook for $1 million to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission -- because the chain's got a thing against the mens. The EEOC filed a lawsuit against the eatery claiming it discriminated against male applicants and employees, because Razzoo's wouldn't hire or promote men to tend bar. The EEOC, which is splitting about $750,000 of the settlement with gents who cried foul, was not amused: "Some may think that sex sells drinks," says the lead EEOC attorney working the case, "but gender ratios are illegal." So too is Razzoo's Seafood Combo Platter, which is guilty of being too fried. --Robert Wilonsky

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7 Comments:

ChrisU says:

That litigation is a waste of taxpayer money. I would rather subsidize more female bartenders.

Posted at: May 8, 2008 10:56 AM

Brent says:

I always wondered why that place was so overpriced.I guess it went to the bartenders. I never noticed the bartenders myself, either because my wife will slap me if I did or because I never thought of it. Had I only known they discriminate and get only women ( does that mean attractive and well endowed?) I would have sat at the bar and had an overpriced drink.I wonder if the "Two Hotties" barger shop place will be next? I went in there once and ,even though I thought it odd they wanted to see my driver's licence before I got a hair cut,I was even more shocked at the price. I got to tell you,there were several females in the place but I never did locate the "two hotties". Maybe they worked the night shift when the young men,aka suckers,came in.

Posted at: May 8, 2008 11:01 AM

Dan says:

Razoo's better not go outta business b/c of this. Their crawfish etouffee is the best in town.

Posted at: May 8, 2008 11:08 AM

Rhinosaur says:

We don't drink because women are tending bar. We are usually there because women drive us to drink.

Posted at: May 8, 2008 11:46 AM

MushMouth says:

"Some may think that sex sells drinks," says the lead EEOC attorney working the case

Au contraire sir, drinks buy sex.

Posted at: May 8, 2008 1:04 PM

Matt Minyard says: