Posted on 11/05/2022 2:09:42 PM PDT by simpson96
A beef over boorish behavior in a Midtown steakhouse ended with a Massachusetts tourist stabbed twice by a diner seated at a nearby table, police said Saturday.
A Manhattan woman was arrested hours after the red-meat ruckus where police said the suspect became outraged Friday night after the 24-year-old victim’s wife made snide remarks about the service and the waitstaff inside Ruth’s Chris Steak House, cops said.
Customer Joan Thompson, 41, intervened in the argument between the wife and a worker before grabbing a steak knife and stabbing the man in the lower back and armpit shortly after 10 p.m. at the restaurant on W. 51st St., police said.
Thompson was charged with felony assault and menacing, police said.
“I’ve never been to Ruth’s,” said Bob Ostrow, who was staying at an adjoining hotel. “But if you’re going to start a ruckus you don’t want to do it at a steakhouse. There’s too many sharp knives!”
Cops spent Friday night searching for surveillance video to help identify the suspect before she was taken into custody. Thompson was sitting near the out-of-town couple when the fracas started, with the situation escalating quickly as the suspect took the side of the employees.
The victim, of Milford, Mass., was rushed to Weill Cornell Medical Center by ambulance.
“When they brought him out he was holding his upper chest,” said a security guard at the neighboring Michelangelo Hotel. “He was stabbed and bleeding, but still talking when they put him into the ambulance.
Thompson and her dinner companion fled the restaurant and headed on foot toward the East Side as witnesses dialed 911. She was arrested a little more than four hours after the stabbing.
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I agree… I found it confusing, too. Bad writing.. 🙄
” beef over boorish behavior in a Midtown steakhouse ended with a Massachusetts tourist stabbed twice....”
Probably a Red Sox fan so...
Ruth’s Chris is an expensive steak house. I’m surprised to hear something like that happening there. It’s not like they were at Chuck-E-Cheese or something.
42.
& the Portlandia schtick with ordering the free range chicken only “If it was happy. If it had friends when running around the yard?”
“Oh, here’s its file.”
Or something to that effect.
Using A-1 in Ruth’s Criss is a bigger crime than stabbing someone. Like asking for cheese on your linguini and clams at Umbertos on Mulberry Street.
So true.
I really like Waffle House, great eggs, waffles and breakfast anytime, friendly service.
It’s been along time and I defer to your probable better memory.
The power of the Waffle House is amazing.
It appears to have for journalists who created the article.
Lol. I remember that ad.
👍👍
Ate at a Ruth's Chris one time. It was a company affair so I didn't have to pay. But my $50.00 strip steak was no better than one I can get for $20.00 at Longhorn (ok - $25.00 these days), and the rest of the food was pretty plain. So I've never been tempted to go back and pay out of pocket.
Nice analysis.
The Slitheen, inside it's human suit disguise!
So, how many stars will this get on Yelp?
” But my $50.00 strip steak was no better than one I can get for $20.00 at Longhorn (ok - $25.00 these days), and the rest of the food was pretty plain.”
Texas Roadhouse, in my humble opinion is just as good as Ruths Chris for steak. I used to like Saltgrass, but I think it went downhill over the years.
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