A Chick-fil-A franchise in Pennsylvania went viral after it banned all children under the age of 16 from dining in the fast food restaurant without an adult present.
"We contemplated long and hard before posting this, but decided it was time," the Royersford location said in a statement posted to social media. "Often on Saturdays and days when schools are off, we have school-age children visiting the restaurant without their parents. Usually, these children and teens are dropped off for several hours at a local bounce park and groups of them then walk over to our restaurant."
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The location enjoys being a spot where members of the community can gather and eat, but unaccompanied teenagers and minors are damaging the location with "unacceptable behaviors," including loud, nonfamily friendly conversations, vandalism, mistreatment of property, abuse of and disrespect of employees, and various unsafe behaviors, according to the statement.
"As you can imagine, this is not a pleasant experience," the statement read.
"We want to provide a comfortable and safe environment for our guests and our staff, and also to protect our building. Therefore, we cannot allow this to continue. As a result, to dine in our restaurant, anyone under the age of 16 is required to be accompanied by an adult. If not accompanied by an adult, they may come in to purchase food, but must take it to go."
The location apologized to those unaccompanied minors who conducted themselves in a polite and respectable manner and did not attack the parents of those minors who did not.
"Parents, we are not blaming you. Children and teens are learning to navigate the world free from supervision and often push the boundaries," according to the franchise.
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"We simply can't let them push those boundaries anymore at our restaurant. We encourage you to talk to your children and ask about behaviors they have seen and perhaps participated in."