Crimes against the plate. 6 stories.
A black bear visited the Jubilee Restaurant in Pocono Pines, checked out the host stand, and later went searching through the dumpsters. Apparently, the menu wasn't quite as interesting as whatever the kitchen had thrown away.
An Indiana man is accused of breaking into a Taco Bell after hours. Whatever he was after, the restaurant is open most of the day and takes cash.
A Hollywood steakhouse now runs a clothing-optional dinner on the first Monday of every month, at $150 to $300 a seat. The city confirms it is legal, the staff stay dressed, and management stresses there is to be no touchy-feely stuff.
A woman cut her waffle into chips, mixed the syrup into the butter container, and dipped them like nachos. Four Waffle House employees — people who have seen everything — stopped working to come watch.
The health-code violation was bad enough, but the real artistry was concealing the official alert behind a single, strategically placed potted plant. Inspectors found both the violation and the houseplant defense thoroughly unconvincing.
A restaurant got fined under an actual, still-enforced 'no dancing' ordinance and answered the only sensible way: by launching a petition. It's Footloose in real life, except the town wins the opening act and the fine is entirely, boringly real.