Max Gutierrez, a bartender in St. Petersburg, Florida, was reunited with a woman whom he saved from a patron that would not stop bothering her and a friend while they were out having a drink.
Gutierrez passed Trinity Allie a note disguised as a receipt after Allie and her friend were being persistently pestered by a fellow customer.
The note below went viral about two weeks ago.
This man was harrassssing me and my friend and the bartender passed this note to me acting like it was my receipt !… https://t.co/GDk19ehX9p— trinity👑✨ (@trinity👑✨) 1623635890.0
I made him pose for this after the guy left lol just to show my appreciation— trinity👑✨ (@trinity👑✨) 1623635912.0
Omg Max the bartender saw it on Reddit and commented on the situation ! Love him https://t.co/kv9j45HSol— trinity👑✨ (@trinity👑✨) 1623901011.0
Gutierrez also saw the tweet and commented.
@trinityallie Hey that's me! Lol Fun update, the guy I kicked out Sunday night came back to the bar JUST NOW for a… https://t.co/aR0go4APiN— Max Gutierrez (@Max Gutierrez) 1623972316.0
And within a few days, the two were again reunited by NBC News 8.
Reunited ! https://t.co/ZPhVGyVun1— trinity👑✨ (@trinity👑✨) 1624379195.0
"No bartender has ever stepped in for me and that's why I thought it was so great and everyone should hear about it," Allie said.
"You never know what could have happened...Say he didn't step in and this guy followed me and my friend out when we left."
Reunited w/ max the bartender @ the scene of the crime 😂🎥📸 https://t.co/hFFT9zbp6B— trinity👑✨ (@trinity👑✨) 1624390254.0
Women on Twitter thanked Gutierrez for his work keeping patrons safe.
@Maxican28 @trinityallie I pray if my daughter is in your establishment, you would do the same for her. You sir are… https://t.co/UzsN2UwOg1— TWEENY LEE (@TWEENY LEE) 1624309303.0
@Maxican28 @trinityallie Max, you are appreciated more than you know. Signed, everyone who’s been hassled at a bar.— Sarah Hughes (@Sarah Hughes) 1624289898.0
@ambermeade @trinityallie I agree. However when I talked this over with the manager and described the guest in ques… https://t.co/PrOao5mEXF— Max Gutierrez (@Max Gutierrez) 1624410420.0
@Maxican28 @trinityallie That was very kind and smart thing to do. U prolly have saved many girls life’s with what… https://t.co/R0M5HMkO6G— TAMMY HENSLEY (@TAMMY HENSLEY) 1624358929.0
@Maxican28 @trinityallie YOU are AWESOME! I hope more servers can spot these types of issues and do something like… https://t.co/rwCiKM19R8— UCPhoto (@UCPhoto) 1624548595.0
Gutierrez said that he doesn't think of himself as a "hero."
"I was just doing my job," he said.
@Maxican28 @trinityallie Most people will not get involved until it's too late or violent That was a perfect way to… https://t.co/s9INyLlZT1— Anthony G Piels (@Anthony G Piels) 1624655584.0
@Maxican28 @trinityallie Max could have used ur skillz Friday after work when this drunken creep was telling obscen… https://t.co/MNnkHJuDwJ— Limer-icks (@Limer-icks) 1624291569.0
@Maxican28 @trinityallie You're my hero! Thank you SO MUCH for doing the right thing and taking care of your custom… https://t.co/c1JHBMaNaq— lanorte1 (@lanorte1) 1624306352.0
The frequency of people being harassed In public without any assistance is far too high. Anyone who has felt in physical danger from another patron knows it's not often someone steps up to their aid.
On behalf of those people, Mr. Gutierrez, we salute you.