Eatery forced to pay 4,000 guests after drunk teens urinate into broth

A video of drunk teenagers urinating into broth at a restaurant in China went viral — forcing the eatery to compensate 4,000 guests.

Two 17-year-old males at the Shanghai branch of Haidilao, the country’s biggest hotpot chain, carried out the unsanitary act on Feb. 24 in a private dining room of the restaurant, according to the BBC.

Haidilao admitted their employees working that night failed to stop the teens, and claimed they weren’t alerted to the nasty situation until four days later, according to CNN.

It then took the company, which owns more than 1,000 restaurants worldwide, until March 6 to confirm the location where the gross scene occurred.

Guests at Haidilao use their own personal hotpot to cook their food, so it seems no one actually consumed the urine-laden meal.

But it remains unclear whether or not the hotpot teens used was properly disinfected before being given to the next customer.

Haidilao has since assured the public it replaced all its hotpot equipment and dining utensils, and disinfected other crockery and utensils.

“We fully understand that the distress caused to our customers by this incident cannot be fully compensated for by any means,” the company said in a statement. “We are willing to do our utmost to take responsibility.”

Guests at Haidilao use their own personal hotpot to cook their food. AFP via Getty Images

The restaurant reported the case to the police in Jianyang, Sichuan, where the franchise is headquartered, and police said the teens responsible were detained after the incident.

The franchise has over 1,000 locations worldwide. AFP via Getty Images

Those who ate at the restaurant between February 24 and March 8 will be given a full refund as well as a monetary compensation 10 times the amount they were billed.