Micro-Influencer’s Tearful Exit Sparks Furious Backlash Against Popular Restaurant—What Happened Inside Will Shock You
Five days later, Karla’s video had over 20 million views
@itskarlabbits a long video and not something i would normally upload but i feel like i had to talk about this experience. i basically ran out of there but i wish i would’ve stood up for myself. if you are a micro influencer i know it’s easy to feel discouraged at times but don’t let anyone make you feel small or unimportant!!♬ original sound – itskarlabb
The restaurant owner’s influencer daughter denounced her father’s behavior as well
Although Karla never mentioned the restaurant by name, internet sleuths were fast to deduce which San Francisco establishment she was talking about. The restaurant is Kis Cafe and the chef that Karla had the unpleasant interaction with was its owner, Luke Sung.
Perhaps the main clue leading to the chef’s identity was a comment from a fellow influencer Isa Sung, the daughter of the restaurant owner that Karla was disrespected by. Under Karla’s original video, Isa offered an apology for her father’s behavior and invited her to reach out personally.
“Hi karla, i’m genuinely so sorry you experienced this, the way you were treated is completely unacceptable, and no one should ever feel disrespected or uncomfortable in that way…..,” she wrote. “I’m honestly really embarrassed that you had to go through that.”
“Please know I’m genuinely on your side, and I’ll be having a serious conversation with my dad, and the co-owner involved to make sure something like this never happens again to anyone. I’ve DM’d you just to check in and see if there’s anything I can do to make this right, whether that’s covering your time or helping out in any other way…. so sorry.”
Just like her father told Karla during their unfortunate interaction, Isa has a considerable following of over 600k people on TikTok. She also addressed the situation in a video of her own, reiterating her support: “What happened was not okay,” she said.
“Hearing him use me as his daughter to belittle another person (a creator or not) was a complete shock to me and was completely unacceptable. As a daughter of immigrant parents, I’ve spent my whole life navigating these dynamics, trying to educate him on regulating his emotions and words,” Isa explained about where her father’s behavior might have come from.
“Which doesn’t excuse anything, but this isn’t the first time I felt hurt by his actions and how he has treated people. When it’s to me and the people in my household, we know how to handle it, but it’s not acceptable to treat anybody the same way or in public,” Isa stated firmly.
Either way, the aftermath of this drama is quite surprising. Netizens have been praising Sung’s apology, saying he owned up to his mistakes and didn’t make excuses. Some suggested that closing the restaurant down was perhaps a tad too dramatic.
Karla, on the other hand, hasn’t addressed the issue after her update and continues to upload regular content, perhaps hinting at wanting to move past the incident. Though really, who knew influencers had this much power?
“He didn’t realise that not only do influencer influence but they de-influence.” Commenters couldn’t contain their sarcasm
A day later, the owner still hadn’t contacted Karla
Image credits: Elisall/Envato (not the actual photo)
Image credits: itskarlabb
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