Wild Thanksgiving Eve brawl at popular Massachusetts restaurant leaves man bloodied, police investigating felonies

A wild brawl broke out at a Chinese restaurant in Massachusetts on Wednesday, turning the family dining establishment into an amateur WWE ring that left at least one man bloodied.

The fight ignited at Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus, MA when the eatery was packed with Thanksgiving Eve patrons.

A video posted to social media captured portions of the frenzy as multiple people are caught throwing punches at each other inside the popular New England restaurant.

At one point, a man, whose face was bloodied, was caught in a headlock by another male, while two women attempted to break them apart before a glass bottle apparently got thrown and shattered on top of the two men, according to WCVB.

In a separate video, a police officer tackles one of the fighters to the ground in an attempt to break up the brawl.

Six Saugus police officers assigned to the restaurant Wednesday night rushed inside and deescalated the chaotic brawl.

“The Kowloon is a family-friendly restaurant, unfortunately a few unruly patrons ruined a nice evening for many others,” Saugus Police Chief Michael Ricciardelli said in a statement according to NBC Boston. “A disturbance such as this on Thanksgiving Eve is unacceptable and disgusting.”

Massachusetts state troopers arrived a short time later and stayed on the scene to disperse the crowd after the owners decided to close the bar and restaurant down early.

“When I heard that it was on social media and all the people who were watching it, I was like, Oh my god, I guess that’s the good and bad of being popular,” Kowloon owner Bob Wong told the outlet.

The 1200-seat restaurant, located roughly 11 miles Northeast of Boston, boasts itself as “one of the premier multi-concept dining establishments in the United States,” which Wong says is very popular on Thanksgiving Eve.

Wong said the brawl broke out hours after the restaurant shared photos of eager customers standing in a line running out into the parking lot just after 8:30 p.m.; saying they were grateful for the hundreds of customers waiting outside.

Police had detained and questioned several young men involved in the brawl.

No arrests have been made and the number of people injured was not revealed but a felony investigation was opened because a glass bottle was used during the fight.