Couple on Atkins Diet Turned Away from Restaurant

Isabelle Leota and husband Sui Amaama, both on the low-carb Atkins diet, were told to leave the Salt Lake City Chuck-A-Rama after a manager determined that they had eaten too much roast beef. "We went in to have dinner, we were under the impression Chuck-A-Rama was an all you can eat establishment," Leota said.

"We never claimed to be an all-you-can-eat establishment," said Jack Johanson, the restaurant chain's district manager. "We assign an employee to monitor each customer that enters our restaurant. From the moment that patrons step in the door and start eating, we watch them like a hawk." Johanson said that his "Food Monitors" dress and act like normal customers, so patrons are often not aware that they are being watched. "Leota and her husband got off easy," added Johanson. "If you read the fine print on the back of one of our menus, you'll find that there are much stiffer penalties for going over your established eating limit." Other possible penalties include being forced to work or eat at Chuck-A-Rama every single day.