A Karen Called 911 Over Being Served Pink Pork At A BBQ Restaurant And Honestly I Have No Words

I'm not surprised how far a Karen will go to voice her discomfort.

In todayโ€™s WTF news, a Karen called 911 on a barbecue restaurant in North Carolina because she believed her food was undercooked. The customer, Annie Cooke, decided to alert authorities on Clydeโ€™s Cooper in Raleigh because her pork was pink. You read that right: the woman called 911 because ironically, she doesnโ€™t know the various ways pork can be cooked.

Video will return here when scrolled back into view
Trump’s Tariffs Might Stick Around. What Should We Buy Now?
Trump’s Tariffs Might Stick Around. What Should We Buy Now?

Cooke told The News & Observer in a phone interview: โ€œEvery barbecue Iโ€™ve had is all the way done, you donโ€™t see pink at all,โ€ she explained. โ€œI asked if they could cook it some more, that Iโ€™m not eating any pink barbecue. They said itโ€™s supposed to be pink, but Iโ€™ve never had it that way.โ€

The restaurantโ€™s owner, Debbie Holt, had a reasonable response to Cookeโ€™s complaint. โ€œI kind of snickered a little bit and told her, โ€˜Honey, thatโ€™s when the barbecue is smoked. It turns pink,โ€™โ€ Holt stated. โ€œAnd she was insistent it wasnโ€™t done.โ€

Holt also said she offered to bring a different, all white-meat chicken alternative to Cooke. However, she claims the customer quietly left and proceeded to dial 911. โ€œI had ordered some food from there and the BBQ is pink,โ€ Cooke said to the operator. โ€œI asked for either for them to cook it some more or exchange my order.

โ€œThey are saying that the meat is supposed to be pink. I asked for them to change my order and they said they are not giving me my money back or they are not going to trade out the food.โ€

Holt then explained that authorities soon arrived, but were on her side. โ€œWhen the cop came in though, he had a cute little smile in his face and rolled his eyes, and just had his arms folded,โ€ Holt said. โ€œ I donโ€™t even think he said much to me except, โ€˜I got you.โ€™โ€

Cooke also left a one-star review on Google. โ€œTell her to come back and Iโ€™ll educate her about North Carolina, southeastern-style barbecue. Iโ€™d be happy to, Holt remarked.โ€

In the year 2022, people think itโ€™s appropriate to call 911, which is literally meant for life-threatening emergencies, about a barbecue plate. I really do hate it here.

Straight From The Root

Sign up for our free daily newsletter.