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CA Restaurant Owner Is TikTok Famous For Cursing At Customers
The woman behind the counter at Mark's Kitchen is equal parts friendly and foul-mouthed.

FRESNO, CA — The woman behind the counter at Mark’s Kitchen in Fresno is friendly, foul-mouthed and, thanks to social media, famous.
“Remember, you don’t like that s---, get the f--- out,” she tells two law enforcement officers in a video on TikTok as they laugh, smile and eat from heaping takeout containers.
The profane proprietor is named Helen, according to SFGate, which reported that Mark’s Kitchen has been in Fresno since 1972 but that Helen didn’t start talking to customers in her signature style until about 10 years ago. She went viral roughly a year ago and now draws long lines of phone-wielding fans hoping for a hot meal and a dressing down, SFGate reported.
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“Bring you a--- right here,” she tells a customer in another video, offering up a steaming pile of food. “You have to taste three bites at least.”
The diner savors several mouthfuls, undeterred by the harsh language.
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“Everything’s beautiful,” he says. “I’m coming back.”
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