https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...right-dinner-with-sieg-heil-salute/?tid=sm_fb
A restaurant in Northwest Washington issued an apology Monday after hosting an alt-right, white nationalist event whose participants offered praise of Adolf Hitler.
The dinner, held Friday at Maggianos Little Italy in Friendship Heights, was sponsored by the National Policy Institute, a white nationalist organization that supported President-elect Donald Trump in the election and held a conference in the District to celebrate his victory. Protesters tried to confront those attending the dinner Friday, but were forced out by police.
On Monday, Maggianos apologized, saying that it was the inadvertent site of the protest and that it closed the restaurant for the safety of its staff and guests.
This was a last minute booking made Friday afternoon, and the reservation was made under a different name, therefore we were not aware that NPI was dining with us or what the group represents, Steve Provost, the president of the 51-restaurant chain, said in a statement posted to Facebook.
The statement also referred to a tweet sent by an attendee . . . in which she made a Sieg Heil salute in support of Hitler and white supremacy.
This expression of support of Hitler is extremely offensive to us, as our restaurant is home to Teammates and Guests of every race, religion and cultural background, the statement said.