Six diners skip out on 160,000-won tab at Icheon barbecue restaurant

A restaurant owner in Gyeonggi Province says six customers dined and dashed, leaving without paying a bill of about 160,000 won ($119).

The owner, identified only as A, posted about the incident on the online community Bobaedream on Saturday under the title "I finally experienced the dine-and-dash I'd only heard about — in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province," along with photos.

A said four men and two women visited her restaurant near Icheon Terminal on Oct. 2 and ate about 160,000 won worth of food before walking out without paying.

After the group finished their meal, A asked them to settle the bill, and one of the diners asked how much it came to. While A was attending to other tasks, the group left without paying.

CCTV footage attached to the post showed several people seated around a table eating together.

A said she filed a police report and submitted liquor bottles and glasses left at the table as evidence.

"I sent all the CCTV footage from my restaurant and the one next door to the police," she wrote. "Times are tough for all small business owners — please don't do this."

Police are investigating to identify the six individuals.

Online commenters reacted with a mix of outrage and confidence that the group would be caught. "Anyone who knows them will recognize them," one user wrote. Others noted that the area near the terminal is covered by numerous cameras, and that the apparent age range of the group suggested they might belong to a club or association. "Turn yourselves in quickly," another commenter urged.