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GA Restaurant Sparks Outrage for Basing ‘Black and Bleu’ Sandwich on Pop Star Rihanna

GA Restaurant Names Black and Bleu Burger After Chris Brown and Rihanna

(Photo: Facebook)

A Georgia steakhouse is under fire for its Caribbean “black and bleu” sandwich, which is reportedly based on Chris Brown and Rihanna’s relationship.

According to New York Daily News:

Someone from the Chops & Hops restaurant in Watkinsville posted a photo Friday of the blue cheese-smothered steak sandwich on Facebook, along with a caption that said, ‘@chrisbrown, @rihanna and us teamed up for [an] award winning celebrity sandwich. Put your hands on this caribbean black and bleu sandwich.’

‘Chris Brown won’t beat you up for eating this unless your name starts with [an] R and ends with A,’ the post said.

GA Restaurant Names Black and Bleu Burger After Chris Brown and Rihanna

(Photo: Facebook)

In 2009, Chris Brown attacked his famous girlfriend, and later plead guilty to assault.  Pictures of her terribly bruised face were spread throughout the internet in the aftermath of the attack.  Clients of the restaurant wasted no time in denouncing the move as making light of domestic violence in tying it to the Chris Brown and Rihanna event.

“Cannot believe you find this appropriate,” wrote Nancy Downend Ferguson, “Was a loyal customer. Will never come back.”

The restaurant has now yanked the sandwich from the menu and issued an apology.  “The owners of C&H would like to make sure everyone knows that we and our staff DO NOT SUPPORT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE…Many of us have been affected by domestic violence in some manner and realize that this is no joke.”

The managers of the restaurant also declared that they will donate six times the amount of money they made on the item to Project Safe Team 6, a nonprofit organization that fights domestic abuse.

Fans of the restaurant seem to be pleased with the restaurant’s response.  One customer said, “Honestly the sandwich looks good and ‘Black and Bleu’ is a great name for it…However, if you plan on bringing it back I might suggest you name it after an MMA fighter, or hockey player… anything except a woman who was beaten.”

Tasteless, but those who have tried it begrudgingly admit, tasty.

GA Restaurant Names Black and Bleu Burger After Chris Brown and Rihanna

(Photo: Facebook)

Comments (46)

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  • honor007
    Posted on March 27, 2012 at 10:18am

    HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Love this, first laugh of the day. As a girl who had the crap beat outta her, I feel I can say this. This is just plain funny!!!! :D

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on March 27, 2012 at 9:59am

    I’m so offended! America can’t take a joke. Keep in mind Watkinsville is right next to Athens, a college town. Nancy with the two last names is probably a raging liberal.

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  • PPMStudios
    Posted on March 27, 2012 at 9:59am

    I’m hungry. That sandwich looks tasty!

    @ the liberals. In the voice of Warren Oates (from the movie Stripes); “Lighten up Francis!”

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  • blanco5
    Posted on March 27, 2012 at 9:32am

    Mmmmm…I’m hungry now. Wish the restaurant was closer!

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  • Ron Staiger
    Posted on March 27, 2012 at 8:38am

    I heard they also have a drink based on the Clinton-Lewinski relationship called the Oval Office Slurpy

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  • TxSon
    Posted on March 27, 2012 at 7:17am

    Get a sense of humor you thin-skinned liberals! It was a sandwich and it was FUNNY!

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  • Gman42
    Posted on March 27, 2012 at 6:31am

    Well if it wasn’t for the sandwich, I wouldn’t have known who either of them were.

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  • Chet Hempstead
    Posted on March 27, 2012 at 5:46am

    I think the caption for their popcorn shrimp appetizer is also in questionable taste: “We like our shrimp the way we like our women – battered.”

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  • OperationNorthwoods
    Posted on March 27, 2012 at 5:35am

    doesn’t look very good. The meat looks overcooked big time. The thing would probably be good if they didn’t overcook the meat.

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  • adeleeeee
    Posted on March 27, 2012 at 4:45am

    Ahh… why are ppl so sensitive? They need some healing…

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  • Constructionist
    Posted on March 27, 2012 at 2:20am

    @ The_Jerk
    Agreed. Chris Brown has been happily accepted back by the entertainment world despite his actions. However, a sandwich appears poking fun of this fact, and suddenly everyone is offended.

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  • Its Gonna Getcha
    Posted on March 27, 2012 at 2:18am

    Where in the heck have all the national domestic violence organizations been on this? All this time and today? Where are you? You should’ve been blasting the airwaves every single day on this. Disgusting.

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  • PJL
    Posted on March 26, 2012 at 10:55pm

    In bad taste…but I had to laugh. Are all their sandwiches tastelessly named.

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    • JohnofOregon
      Posted on March 27, 2012 at 12:19am

      I did too. Good comedy always reflects truth. Drug addicted entertainers live like that. It’s legit.

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    • nzkiwi
      Posted on March 27, 2012 at 2:40am

      What a bunch of wimps!

      At the first sign of trouble the launch into an apology mode that almost rivals the president’s.

      And then they award themselves a fine!

      I can think of a few things that would describe a sandwich named after this restaurant, starting with the “Chops and Chops milquetoast sandwich”.

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  • vtxphantom
    Posted on March 26, 2012 at 10:13pm

    Should have been called “Black and White”, She must be doing something to lighten her skin color.

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on March 26, 2012 at 10:55pm

      Black culture; upset about the sandwich, but not the abuse.

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on March 26, 2012 at 10:09pm

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    Should have named it the “I’d Hit That!”…….

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    • brntout
      Posted on March 26, 2012 at 10:21pm

      Only if it was not bleu cheese ,but dare I say it…head cheese?Then you could say ‘dat…

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  • Slayer
    Posted on March 26, 2012 at 10:05pm

    WHY the outrage? Chris Brown is still walking free! Rihanna, the dumb whore – is still talking to him. Not one of her men beat him into a pulp after he beat her into a pulp. No one did anything. Hollywood gave Chris Brown awards. The fans love him and even post their support online for him beating her. So, why the outrage? Hypocrites.

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  • Chrison
    Posted on March 26, 2012 at 9:43pm

    Their mistake was that they didn‘t name it something that makes fun of someone who’s white, middle-class, hard-working, law-abiding, and has christian values.. Nobody would have said a peep about that!

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    • briancrawford78
      Posted on March 26, 2012 at 10:14pm

      Not that I don’t agree with your premise, my thing is that who thought this was a good idea. I mean the fact that they actually did this only means that someone thought this was a good marketing idea. I was a manager for a restaurant chain and had to deal with another manager at another location who thought it would be a good idea to post a help wanted message on his reader board with the phrase “now hiring amigos”. He was stupid for that, and why I had to do it and not one of our bosses I will never know, but thats another story.

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  • Itsjusttim
    Posted on March 26, 2012 at 9:37pm

    I don’t really care. If you don’t want people to pick on you, then don’t get famous.

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  • Laus Deo
    Posted on March 26, 2012 at 9:17pm

    Hey stupid, which is most outrageous?

    A) a man beating the snot out of his girlfriend (whom later takes the boyfriend back)
    B) the name of a sandwich which pokes fun at ‘A’

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  • lukerw
    Posted on March 26, 2012 at 9:15pm

    Mmmmm… looks good to me! ‘A rose by any other name…’

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  • Hawaii_Conservative
    Posted on March 26, 2012 at 9:03pm

    Seeing that Rihanna and Chris Brown frequent Hawaii, this is a promotional stunt or could it be stirring the racial hate, to Georgia, the neighboring state to Florida?…

    Report Post » Hawaii_Conservative  
  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on March 26, 2012 at 9:02pm

    They also named a Pork sandwich for Bill Clinton, it comes with a special sauce

    Pigs in a blanket for Bwarney Fwank.

    and S.O.S on a lard filled biscuit for Obama.

    Harry Reid got his own pastry, its a flaky pie crust, filled with hot air.

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  • CatB
    Posted on March 26, 2012 at 9:00pm

    Can’t wait to see what they name after M.O. ;-)

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  • COFemale
    Posted on March 26, 2012 at 8:54pm

    Oh, please Liberals get outraged over a sandwich name, but millions of babies die from abortion each year. Am I upset, NO. In fact, I laughed at the name and using Chris Brown’s and Rhianna as the inspiration. Go cry me a river. Never apologize.

    Report Post » COFemale  
    • geonj
      Posted on March 26, 2012 at 9:07pm

      totally agree, the restaurant didn’t beat the crap out of rihanna, chris brown did. if anything, this puts domestic violence in the public forum and causes people to deal with it.

      Report Post » geonj  
  • Stoic one
    Posted on March 26, 2012 at 8:49pm

    Ahh..yea.

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