A woman who tried to dine out alone on Valentine 's Day is suing a restaurant claiming they refused to serve her when she showed up for her reservation . Kathleen Hampton of Portland , Oregon says she was 'distraught ' when after a day spent with her husband , she decided to go to dinner alone when he told her he was too full from their lunch date . But when she showed up at Enzo ’ s Caffe Italiano , she claims that from the moment she arrived the entire staff did everything in their power to get her to leave the establishment . Now , she is suing them for $ 100,000 and demanding an apology . Scroll down for video . Kathleen Hampton ( above ) of Portland , Oregon claims she was refused service and asked to leave Enzo ’ s Caffe Italiano on Valentine 's Day . Hampton showed up for her dinner reservation without her husband and claims the staff waited to seat her and eventually asked her to leave . ' I had a strange feeling when I got there but I didn ’ t think anything about it until the next set of incidences happen , ' said Hampton in court documents obtained by KOIN . Hampton said she arrived for her reservation and said she was alone , and was told there would be a wait . Shortly after , she claims , the staff began seating people who had arrived after her to the restaurant . Then , when she finally was seated at her table , things got even worse for the single diner . ' I finally said I was ready to order , she told me that she was not taking my order and I had to leave and give up my table , ' Hampton alleges in her lawsuit . She also claims that she does not believe it was solely the fact that she was single that caused this shocking service . ' I didn ’ t fit their decor in there , ' she said . ' I was the only African American . ' And so , she ended up leaving the establishment . ' I cried , I ’ ve never been so embarrassed and humiliated in my life , ' she said . Owner Enzo Lanzadoro ( above ) claims he would never refuse service to a customer , and that they simply asked to move her to the bar . The owner of Enzo 's , Enzo Lanzadoro , disputes these statements however , and tells a far different story . He shoots down the claims of racial discrimination and says that they simply asked Hampton to move to the bar and give up the table as it was such a busy night and they needed the space for another couple after her husband failed to show . 'The waiter came over , I ’ m so sorry , it ’ s a busy night , we need to move you to the bar because we need the other chair , ' Lanzadoro said . 'It ’ s Valentine ’ s night . ' Hampton says this never happened , and that she was so excited to eat at Enzo 's that she would have gladly taken a seat at the bar . Lanzadoro said she is free to stop by the restaurant any time to try and work things out , and that he would never refuse service to a customer .
Kathleen Hampton of Portland , Oregon claims she was refused service and asked to leave Enzo ’ s Caffe Italiano on Valentine 's Day . Hampton showed up for her dinner reservation without her husband and claims the staff waited to seat her and eventually asked her to leave . She also claims that she believes she was asked to leave because she is African American . Owner Enzo Lanzadoro claims he would never refuse service to a customer , and that they simply asked to move her to the bar . She is suing for $ 100,000 and wants an apology .