An Applebee’s customer was thrown in jail earlier this month for allegedly causing an uproar when she and her group attempted to extend an “all you can eat” deal to her entire table, police said.
Shawneesha Cobbs, 28, was dining at the restaurant in Portage, Indiana, on the night of Aug. 2 when the misunderstanding spiraled out of control, according to the police report viewed by The Post.
Officers arrived around 8:38 p.m. to reports of a “verbal disturbance,” the report said.
The dispatchers warned cops ahead of time that there were “multiple females screaming” and “threatening people.”
Cobbs and her group — including two other adults and several juveniles — told the police they ordered one “all you can eat” special to share with their table, the report continued.
The discount — which included endless boneless wings, riblets, double crunch shrimp, and fries for just $15.99 — was announced just a few days earlier, on July 29.
The Applebee’s manager, however, told the group that every person would have to pay for one serving of the deal, and presented them with a new bill to reflect that larger order.
The manager and Cobbs’ group subsequently fought over the deal, and the diners claimed the manager became “very unprofessional.”
They also argued that the menu did not specify that the deal was “per person,” the police report said.
But when the disgruntled customers handed the menu to the cops, the officers immediately noticed the words “per person” in bold letters underneath the “all you can eat” heading.
As police tried to calm Cobbs and the rest of her group down, she pointed to a couple leaving the restaurant and claimed she had exchanged words with them earlier.
The two groups started fighting again, and Cobbs became “very loud and disorderly, attracting the attention of other patrons,” according to the arrest report.
Another person in her group tried to quiet her down, but was unable to.
The two groups started fighting again, and Cobbs became “very loud and disorderly, attracting the attention of other patrons,” according to the arrest report.
After multiple warnings from police, Cobbs was arrested for disorderly conduct and transported to Porter County Jail.
When one of the members of her party realized that they had been mistaken about the terms of the “all you can eat” deal, they went back into the restaurant and paid the bill in full.
Applebee’s did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for a comment on the incident. It was not clear when Cobbs was released from jail, or when she was due back in court.
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