The Florida Men are at it again.
Ramen Lab Eatery, a ramen restaurant in Delray Beach, Florida, was the site of several instances of anti-Asian vitriol, perpetrated by three White men who intruded upon the outdoor tables of the restaurant while it was closing.
The men, who showed up and started unstacking chairs to sit and eat slices of pizza, began spewing profanity at a female employee after she asked them to leave so the restaurant could close.
You can see footage here:
The men grew increasingly irate after being approached by owner Louis Grayson, calling the female employee a "little bitch" and unprompted, saying to Grayson:
"Take your f*cking China flu, and shove it up your a**! A**hole, you f*cking Taiwanese ch*nk motherf**ker."
Shortly after, Grayson called the police, which caused the men to run away.
Take your F***ing Chinese flu & shove it up your a**\u201d\n\u201cTaiwanese C****\u201d\n\u201cGo f*** yourself, corona!\u201d\n\nThese racist insults & more hurled at an Asian restaurant owner in Delray Beach, Florida...he was just trying to close up shop. #StopAsianHate #StopAAPIHatepic.twitter.com/LFlVHhPoCy— Frances Wang (#FrannyInMiami) (@Frances Wang (#FrannyInMiami)) 1626451512
Louis Grayson told me they were trying to close their restaurant 'Ramen Lab Eatery' for the night\u2026when this group of guys started sitting at their tables, eating pizza. Grayson said they got angry when asked to leave.— Frances Wang (#FrannyInMiami) (@Frances Wang (#FrannyInMiami)) 1626451787
These racists were last seen in Delray Beach, FL hurling Anti-Asian slurs outside Ramen Lab Eatery. #StopAsianHate\n\nSource:\nhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CRYFj9zti8X/\u00a0pic.twitter.com/lJarAvaiuw— Fifty Shades of Whey (@Fifty Shades of Whey) 1626460447
If you\u2019re ever in Delray Beach, FL consider supporting local business Ramen Lab Eatery and let them know you\u2019re against racism.https://twitter.com/FrancesWangTV/status/1416066397130694661\u00a0\u2026— Vote Decent People In to Office \ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f (@Vote Decent People In to Office \ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f) 1626576022
Thank you everyone for your support and spreading awareness. This happened to my dear friend Louis Grayson at his restaurant Ramen Lab Eatery in Delray Beach. The Asian community has continued to receive so much hate especially during this pandemic and this will not be tolerated.— Kelly T (@Kelly T) 1626654586
Shortly after the incident, Grayson took the footage online.
"We have zero tolerance for violence," Grayson wrote on the Ramen Lab Eatery's Instagram page. "We are a honest hard working business. We stand against any type of racism, harassments and discrimination. We pride ourselves in having a multicultural environment."
"Unfortunately, this situation was very heart breaking and will not break our spirits. We will not accept this type of behavior and attack on anyone and especially to our staff."
It didn't take Twitter sleuths long to identify at least one of the men.
What are your thoughts on one of your executives, Benigno Fronsingila, spewing racist insults and telling an Asian American waiter he can shove "the China virus" up his ass?https://twitter.com/FrancesWangTV/status/1416066397130694661?s=19\u00a0\u2026— Quinn Daniels (@Quinn Daniels) 1626708688
@bfronsaglia Not even 1 week ago dude liked someone\u2019s post on Indeed that read: \u201cYou\u2019re never too important to be nice to someone.\u201d Apparently he thought he was \u201ctoo important\u201d to be nice to the kid working at Ramen Lab Eatery.pic.twitter.com/sHTZLvzmYx— Heather Barnes (@Heather Barnes) 1626652402
MAGA racism is a daily tragedy in America.https://www.rawstory.com/florida-anti-asian-hate-video/\u00a0\u2026— Tea Pain (@Tea Pain) 1626733159
Grayson said the men didn\u2019t leave until they heard restaurant employees call police.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m just tired and sick of these type of people,\u201d he said.— Frances Wang (#FrannyInMiami) (@Frances Wang (#FrannyInMiami)) 1626451873
And yes, obviously these guys were drunk. Especially the one who thought he was doing something with 'sushi motherf**ker'...\n\nBeing drunk is never an excuse to be racist.— Frances Wang (#FrannyInMiami) (@Frances Wang (#FrannyInMiami)) 1626452329
One of the men was identified as Beningo Fronsaglia.
Twitter went digging for all the dirt.
UPDATE: Looks like the Internet already found & exposed him\u2026 and the receipts were pulled .\n\nWhat @reichellaw found looking at divorce docs:https://twitter.com/reichellaw/status/1416953583640006656?s=21\u00a0\u2026— Frances Wang (#FrannyInMiami) (@Frances Wang (#FrannyInMiami)) 1626678450
JUST IN: @emuamericas confirm Beningo Fronsaglia as man in the now viral racist video from Delray Beach\u2026but says his @linkedin information is not current. \n\nFronsaglia has not been associated with the company for the last 5 years. #RamenRacist #StopAsianHate #StopAAPIHatepic.twitter.com/VtuFuNl78d— Frances Wang (#FrannyInMiami) (@Frances Wang (#FrannyInMiami)) 1626729484
Benigno Fronsaglia\nMeetings Internationalpic.twitter.com/ts3vwp2zAa— Kelly Olivia (@Kelly Olivia) 1626740595
Don\u2019t worry Benigno Fronsaglia, it won\u2019t last forever. But, it will definitely last long enough for all your family, friends and business associates (and all their friends & family) to see what a racist POS you are. Although, if this is how you act, I bet they won\u2019t be surprised.https://twitter.com/Stuart_CTID/status/1416112999937499146\u00a0\u2026— Left in the South (@Left in the South) 1626660373
benigno fronsaglia was a principal in the thigh high chicken company, which seems to be closed now. between that and his divorce, he\u2019s probably lost his faculties.pic.twitter.com/PpHOGQS1Tg— jack mf coxswain (@jack mf coxswain) 1626792630
Delray Beach police declined to investigate or press charges.
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