Pocatello Customer Charged After Food Thrown at Restaurant Employees
In Pocatello, Idaho, a customer was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery after throwing food at employees of the Mandarin House restaurant when their refund request for a meal was not fully met.
Idaho Falls Pocatello, ID, October 23, 2026 —
A customer in Pocatello, Idaho, was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery after throwing food at employees of the Mandarin House restaurant, according to the available account of the incident.
The account says the customer had requested a refund for a meal and that the request was not fully met. It does not specify how much of the refund was offered or explain why the restaurant did not provide the full amount sought. It also does not describe what food was thrown or whether anyone was injured.
The charge is identified as misdemeanor assault and battery. The available information does not provide the customer’s name, the date of the incident, or details about where the charge was filed. It does not state whether the customer entered a plea, appeared in court, or faced any additional charges.
No statement from the restaurant, the customer, law enforcement, or court officials was included in the account. As a result, further details about the dispute and the case’s status are not available.
The reported sequence links the refund disagreement with the act of throwing food at employees and the subsequent charge. Beyond those details, the circumstances remain unclear. The account does not say whether the restaurant’s refund policy was discussed or whether any further interaction took place after the food was thrown.
The charge describes an allegation; the available information does not provide an outcome or establish what happened in court. Further case details, including any court proceedings or resolution, were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Curtis Jackson on localnews8.com, see more information here.
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