What to Know
Whether it’s been your kids who have consistently been acting up during a dinner out and you’ve had to quickly get the check and take them home, or you’ve beared witness to kids getting super rowdy at a restaurant and not sitting still for a single moment, that kind of chaos can certainly get disruptive to a point it starts to ruin everyone’s dining experience.
A California restaurant has recently sparked a conversation after posting some new policies in regards to parents with their children dining at their establishment. Simply put, they are just looking for respectful and courteous guests and if there’s any damage that is incurred by children during their visit to the restaurant, the parents will have to pay additional fees.
Chez Xue in California is laying down the law for parents bringing their kids into their restaurant.
Located in Foster City, California, a Chinese restaurant called Chez Xue has recently gone viral for instituting a policy that discourages and penalizes disruptive behavior from young diners.
Chez Xue posted their policy on their website and it has not gone unnoticed. At the top of the notice, it states “Please control your children.” In what follows, the dining establishment reminds patrons that while they do consider themselves to be a “family-friendly restaurant,” they are “not a playground.”
“Please ensure children REMAIN SEATED at all times and respectful of fellow guests and the dining environment. Running around, shouting, making noise with utensils, etc. WILL NOT BE TOLERATED! Guests not respecting this policy may be asked to leave,” the note reads.
Furthermore, parents and patrons are warned that guests that the dining establishment “will hold parents financially liable for all damage caused by their children to restaurant property.”
Looking at what the restaurant has experienced, this policy makes sense.
“Please control your children” 👀
— Raymmar (@raymmar) June 28, 2026
Spotted on a local Chinese restaurant menu in SF. pic.twitter.com/yRvLUzgpPO
Underneath the policy on the Chez Xue website is a spot listed as “Recent Damages,” where readers can expand to learn a little more.
They list three instances involving children getting out of hand likely to make a point to establish why they are holding parents financially responsible for any damages during their dining experience.
In January 2026, they share that when a child was playing on the booth seats, they bumped a teacup on the ground causing it to shatter. They charged the parents $5.47 in damages. In late 2025, parents were charged over $100 after their child carved two designs into one of their tabletops.
This last one could have been quite expensive for the restaurant to shell out some bucks for. In April 2025, a customer’s child picked up the establishment’s credit card machine and dropped it on the ground causing the screen to shatter. The parents were charged $327 for damages.
A lot of people online find this policy to be a completely reasonable decision.
The owner of Chez Xue, You You Xue, spoke to People about their policy and he shared that the staff at his dining establishment were having to “[parent] other people’s children” as “the standard of behavior has kind of fallen off a cliff” in recent months.
He explained that it’s not about “controlling guest behavior,” but more about “creating a welcoming environment for other guests.” Now, that seems totally fair, doesn’t it?
The general consensus online seems to be in favor of this kind of policy. Folks in this Reddit thread gathered to share their thoughts. One parent commented, “Our kids are adults now, but when they were young they never got to run around and disturb others. My wife and I took turns taking them outside if they got irritable or irritating. From this (and other lessons) they learned about manners and treating others with respect. Good for the restaurant.”
Another person in the thread noted that this kind of policy also helps keep children safe. “A huge part of the reason this exists is for the safety of the children themselves! Waiters rushing around carrying hot liquids do not mesh well with toddlers running around below eye level. You would think more parents would understand that,” they wrote.
If you’re someone who has ever tried to enjoy a nice meal with a screaming child who keeps kicking the seat in the booth directly behind you, you probably completely see the need for this kind of policy!
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