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‘Just leave us alone’ – Ancoats restaurant’s heartbreak after FOURTH break-in

'We have enough pressure already'

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson - 4th April 2024

A popular restaurant in Ancoats has shared a gut-wrenching statement after being hit by a fourth break-in.

Blue Eyed Panda on Jersey Street said that the burglars once again only made off with ‘a few bottles’, with no cash or valuables left in the restaurant overnight.

They say the break-in happened at around 6.15am on Tuesday 2 April, just one day after they celebrated their fifth anniversary.

The restaurant has been the victim of multiple break-ins over the years, each time leaving them with costly repairs.

And Blue Eyed Panda has once again pleaded with those who are breaking in to ‘just leave us alone’.

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They slammed the people who broke in for causing so much damage and heartache even though they ‘get nothing’, saying: “We do not keep any valuables or money in the restaurant!!! We have also eaten all the cake from last night!!!”

Blue Eyed Panda also stressed ‘how difficult is it for local family business is at the moment to be alive in this industry’.

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Their heartfelt statement said: “Do you know how many staff are depending on our restaurant jobs to feed their families? Of course you don’t!”

The Chinese favourite has been able to remain open for business as usual but told followers it feels ‘very angry and frustrated’ to have been targeted again.

Their full post titled ‘Break In No. 4’, reads: “To the guys who like to visit us out of hours:

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“YESTERDAY(1 April): We were very very happy and thankful to be able to survive and celebrate the 5th Anniversary of our Blue Eyed Panda!! Hooray!!

“Then, TODAY (2 April) 6:15am: ‘’YOU’’ Yes!! ‘’YOU’’ decided to break into our restaurant again!!!!!! Come on, it is not the FIRST, SECOND or THIRD TIME!!! You came for the FORTH times now, and EVERYTIME you guys come in, you get NOTHING!! We say it again: ‘We do not keep any valuables or money in the restaurant!!! We have also eaten all the cake from last night!!!’’

“The only thing I could think of is that you enjoy making damages to our shop and get few bottles on the way out!! Thanks to you we have to do repairs again!!!

“Please STOP!! We have enough pressure already everyday and night…….Do you know how difficult is it for local family business is at the moment to be alive in this industry? Do you know how many staff are depending on our restaurant jobs to feed their families? Of course you don’t! Please just leave us alone and let us breath!!!”

The restaurant’s customers have suggested they start up a crowd funder to help pay for repairs and for shutters to protect it from future break-ins.

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One person wrote: “So sorry to hear this has happened again. How brain dead do they need to be to not realise most people pay by card and that restaurants don’t keep cash on the premises nowadays.”

Another said: “Really sorry to hear this. You’re a great local business, and it’s horrible that you’re being put under this pressure. Hope that’s the last time.”

Someone else posted: “This is awful, nobody deserves this and its shocking that people think its okay to destroy somebody else’s hard work. I’m so sorry to hear this!”

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Featured image: The Manc Group