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Customers at an Italian restaurant near one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in San Antonio left a racist message for the restaurant’s owner Friday, vowing not to return because he is Mexican.

“The food was tasty and the service was attentive,” the customers wrote on a receipt left at Di Frabo Ristorante Italiano near the Dominion development on Friday. “However, the owner is ‘Mexican.’ We will not return.

“America First,” the note concluded. The customers racked up a $53 tab before leaving the racist message.

Di Frabo did not immediately return requests for comment Monday. According to his Facebook page, owner Fernando Franco is from Mexico City but now lives in San Antonio.

The restaurant took to Facebook to address an outpouring of support after a photo of the receipt circulated on social media over the weekend. One tweet has received almost 12,000 retweets as of Monday morning.

“Thank you to everyone who has been showing us so much love and support today,” the restaurant wrote in a Facebook post Saturday, using the hashtag #strongertogether.

One commenter wrote, “God bless you, sir. Keep up the good work. You are employing people that otherwise would not have a job. And you are contributing to this state and nation’s economy by paying your taxes. That customer was an idiot and is setting a terrible example to his children.”

This is a developing report. Check back with mySA.com and ExpressNews.com for further updates.

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