Two bold thieves entered a busy Brooklyn restaurant and robbed three diners at gunpoint while other customers watched in horror, according to police and a report.
The pair rushed into Birds of a Feather, a popular Chinese restaurant in Williamsburg, carrying a gun. They demanded a $200 Seiko watch and phones from three patrons around 9:35 p.m., in plain view of others, the police said.
After the robbery, the thieves fled on a moped heading westbound on Grand Street with the stolen items, according to NYPD. Investigators later traced and recovered three iPhones to an address on North 11th Street.
The victims, all men in their twenties, were targeted during their dinner. The restaurant’s menu lists entrees priced between $18 and $35.
Xian Zhang, the restaurant owner, described the incident as very bold but thankfully, no one was injured.
This incident follows another recent robbery where armed thieves stole a $100,000 watch from a man outside the popular Manhattan restaurant Carbone on June 18. As of Thursday, the suspects in both incidents remain at large, according to police.