This is the legendary tale of "Big" Bill Wisth, a 6-foot-6, 350-pound man from Wisconsin who took "All You Can Eat" as a personal challenge and a legal contract.
In 2012, Wisth made national headlines when he staged a one-man protest outside Chuck’s Place in Thiensville, Wisconsin.
Wisth had visited the restaurant for their Friday night fish fry. After he had consumed 12 pieces of breaded cod, the restaurant staff informed him they were running low on fish and needed to save some for other customers. They "cut him off," but offered him more pieces of a different type of fish to go, but Wisth wasn't having it. Wisth was so offended by the perceived breach of contract that he actually called the police to report the restaurant. Unsurprisingly, the police declined to arrest the chef for "running out of fish."
Undeterred, Wisth returned the following week with a handmade sign and began pacing the sidewalk in front of the establishment, accusing them of "False Advertising."
The owners claimed they didn't just stop serving him; they actually gave him a total of 20 pieces (including the to-go pieces) and a pizza, that he had shared with his friend (against their no-sharing policy on the all you can eat). They also claim that and that he had been a "problem customer" in the past, and sometimes had to run a tab because he couldn't afford the bill, but they let him keep eating at the resturant anyways.
In the end the protest seemed to have actually helped Chuck's with free advertising and folks coming out to support them, and Big Bill recieved a lifetime ban from the resturant.
Couple links to articles and videos on the event, Pretty funny.
https://milwaukeerecord.com/food-drink/170-consecutive-friday-night-fish-frys-and-counting-chucks-place/
https://archive.jsonline.com/news/ozwash/all-you-can-eat-meets-its-match-6k5f4fm-151966785.html
This is the legendary tale of "Big" Bill Wisth, a 6-foot-6, 350-pound man from Wisconsin who took "All You Can Eat" as a personal challenge and a legal contract.
In 2012, Wisth made national headlines when he staged a one-man protest outside Chuck’s Place in Thiensville, Wisconsin.
Wisth had visited the restaurant for their Friday night fish fry. After he had consumed 12 pieces of breaded cod, the restaurant staff informed him they were running low on fish and needed to save some for other customers. They "cut him off," but offered him more pieces of a different type of fish to go, but Wisth wasn't having it. Wisth was so offended by the perceived breach of contract that he actually called the police to report the restaurant. Unsurprisingly, the police declined to arrest the chef for "running out of fish."
Undeterred, Wisth returned the following week with a handmade sign and began pacing the sidewalk in front of the establishment, accusing them of "False Advertising."
The owners claimed they didn't just stop serving him; they actually gave him a total of 20 pieces (including the to-go pieces) and a pizza, that he had shared with his friend (against their no-sharing policy on the all you can eat). They also claim that and that he had been a "problem customer" in the past, and sometimes had to run a tab because he couldn't afford the bill, but they let him keep eating at the resturant anyways.
In the end the protest seemed to have actually helped Chuck's with free advertising and folks coming out to support them, and Big Bill recieved a lifetime ban from the resturant.
Couple links to articles and videos on the event, Pretty funny.
https://milwaukeerecord.com/food-drink/170-consecutive-friday-night-fish-frys-and-counting-chucks-place/
https://archive.jsonline.com/news/ozwash/all-you-can-eat-meets-its-match-6k5f4fm-151966785.html
