Beverly Hills restaurant responds to viral fight video

A Beverly Hills restaurant responded Wednesday to viral videos of a person getting punched out during an altercation earlier this year.

The incident occurred when a group of people were harassing patrons dining outside the Porta Via location on North Canon Drive on April 26, a statement posted by the restaurant on Instagram read.

One video recorded by streeetpeoplemedia and shared with KTLA shows someone in a hooded sweatshirt taking a swing at the patron, who then punches back, striking the individual and sending the person to the ground. 

The restaurant issued a statement about the incident after word spread that a manager, and not a patron, knocked out the person from the group.

“He was not an employee nor a manager as has been recently falsely reported. At the time, police were called and charges were not pressed by anyone involved, and while unfortunate, the matter was closed,” a portion of Porta Via’s statement read. 

Porta Via said misinformation was being spread on social media after videos from bystanders were posted.

They also said they “deplore violence and harassment of any kind” and that all patrons deserve an enjoyable dining experience.

Several people commented on the restaurant’s Instagram post expressing gratitude toward the patron.

“He’s been harassing your patrons for months. You should be thanking that man for actually doing something about it,” hilalove said.

“you should still hire the man, he did the work. lol,” rachelamazing posted.