French Quarter restaurant employee fired after racial slur printed on customer's receipt

[TexasTowelie]

A French Quarter restaurant said an employee who printed a racial slur on a customer's receipt Thursday (May 21) afternoon has been fired.

An image of a receipt with the words "N----- 100% Dislike" from Huck Finn's Café on Decatur Street was circulated Thursday on social media.

A woman who posted a picture of the receipt on Twitter said her friend was the customer. It was shared almost 400 times.

The customer could not immediately be reached.

Huck Finn's Café posted a statement on its website apologizing for the employee's actions. The restaurant said it was "shocked and appalled."

Read more and see links to video at http://www.nola.com/dining/index.ssf/2015/05/huck_finns_racial_slur_receipt.html#incart_most-read_news_article .