Maskless customer kicked out of restaurant returns to take food at gunpoint

Police are searching for a gunman who stole chicken and waffles from a Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles restaurant in Pasadena after employees say he was turned away for refusing to wear a mask Wednesday night.

Officers responded to the armed robbery at the Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles on Lake Avenue at about 5:40 p.m., Pasadena Police Lt. Marcia Taglioretti said.

A restaurant cook says the man was told to leave after he refused to put on a mask. But he soon returned with a gun and "was not after money."

"The guy just said, 'Put all the chicken in the bag,'" Robert Gonzalez told KTLA. "I understand we got some good chicken, but man."

The man eventually made off with a couple orders that were waiting to be picked up, Gonzalez said. Gonzalez said he saw the gunman flee in an awaiting vehicle driven by a woman.

Police said no injuries were reported, and confirmed that only food was taken.