Dude Chokeslams Upper East Side Restaurant Owner After Experiencing "Brunch Rage"

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A man who was apparently upset about waiting an hour and a half for an omelet at brunch has been charged with assaulting a restaurant manager, police said. The incident occurred Saturday afternoon at Bocca East on the Upper East Side, 1010 WINS’ Roger Stern reported. According to police, Nicholas Dematteis, 39, demanded a free meal before grabbing the manager by the neck and throwing him, first against the bar and then into an elderly woman outside on the sidwalk along Second Avenue. “Maybe he had a bad Easter and he needed his eggs, I don’t know,” Dematteis’ neighbor, Damon, said with a laugh. “It’s unfortunate. I hope nobody got hurt.” Everyone is OK, Stern reported. The manger told the New York Daily News that Dematteis was using a homophobic slur and appeared to be drunk.

Brunch Life aint for everyone. Certain people cant handle it. Certain restaurants cant handle it. Thats why brunch people have their favorite spots, and thats why brunch spots thrive. Its the holy union of people who woke up a little drunk and immediately want to get drunk again. The type of people that ordinarily wouldnt wake up if their apartment was on fire, but will gladly wake up and head back out there for a bloody mary and some mimosas. Not sure if they’re in the mood for some Belgian waffles or a cheeseburger but are positive they want to be back at the bar drinking to eliminate this hangover, knowing the food will work itself out. And then the other side is the restaurant who’s ready to treat 12pm like its 12am. Booze flowing, music on, bartenders prepared to deal with people shitfaced in the sunlight. Its the Brunch Life.

And so if you get a Brunch Life person in a place that cant handle that, there’s gonna be drama. Ive been to Bocca before. They are way to bougie and fancy. Think much higher of themselves than they really are. So Nick Dematteis was probably hungover as fuck just trying to enjoy a little boozy breakfast/lunch. Probably expected unlimited drinks and Bocca is one of those loser places that just offer “2 free bloody marys or mimosas.” Fuck that noise. Bocca aint about that Brunch Life. Sometimes you just gotta chokeslam those type of people to send a message.

Shout out to Reed for the link