CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man said he was being racially profiled when he and a friend were kicked out of a Steele Creek restaurant.
The men said it happened at Jim and Nick's on Steele Creek Road Tuesday afternoon.
They were asked to leave without an explanation.
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Since then, the restaurant's president apologized on Facebook for what he called an insensitive response and plans to strengthen training at restaurants.
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