A woman says she returned from the bathroom on a blind date to find the guy who picked her up had vanished and left her with a $262 bill

A woman alleges she found her blind date missing after returning from the bathroom, leaving her with a $262 bill. I_like.That (na_cya), who does not reveal her real name online, made these allegations in a TikTok video and said her friends set her up on the date.

She said they went to a place called “Coco Molo,” admitted she couldn’t pronounce the name properly, and added that her date had chosen the venue. She also said she had no objection to paying her share of the bill but disliked having to pay for him too, saying it was excessive in “this economy.” “This is why I don’t go out with men,” she said. Na_cya also said that, as shown in the video, she was standing outside alone and waiting for an Uber.

In a video she uploaded later to her account, na_cya alleged that the reason her date left without informing her was because his “baby mother” went into labor. She said neither she nor the two friends who set up the date knew this.

The friends who set her up on the date were also there

You don’t want to leave your friend with a complete stranger, so na_cya’s friends who set her up were also there at the venue with her. However, they were not seated with her but in a separate section, as na_cya revealed. 

In the comments on her update video, people shared their thoughts. Some felt the man should have paid her before leaving, while others believed he had made up the story to avoid paying the bill and urged her to confront him. It’s difficult to confirm whether na_cya’s date left because his baby mama was in labor, since the only information available comes from na_cya’s account. However, regardless, dining and dashing (consuming food and then leaving without paying) isn’t uncommon.

According to CrewSafe, a recent study as of December 2025 found that 1 in 20 people have walked out of a restaurant without paying their bill, which is 5 percent. The source notes that, to combat this, restaurants and eateries have taken measures that primarily involve using advanced technology. 

According to the source, one way these places are tackling the issue is by introducing invisible codes. For example, QR codes at some restaurants let customers browse the menu, add items to their order, and possibly pay before the food arrives. Another way businesses are preventing dine-and-dash incidents, according to the source, is by installing high-resolution cameras that capture clear images of the culprit or culprits. In some cases, they may also use AI facial recognition.

Knowingly or unknowingly, na_cya’s date may have just become part of a statistic.

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