A joke about Caitlyn Jenner that appeared on the printed menu at Nacho Mama's, a Tex-Mex restaurant in Canton, has gained national attention.
Stories about the joke, and the public's reaction to it, have surfaced on such national trend-watching websites as Mashable (Restaurant won't apologize for tasteless Caitlyn Jenner joke on their menus) and Grub Street (Restaurant realizes too late that a Caitlyn Jenner menu joke was a bad idea.)
The joke appeared on the Nacho Mama's specials insert, which often includes a topical comment, presented in a cartoon speech bubble coming from the restaurant's sombrero-wearing Mr. Boh mascot.
"I guess Caitlyn Jenner will be the only Kardashian on a magazine cover with clothes on," the mascot says.
Underneath is a photo of the Austin Powers movie character with his stock phrase, "That's a man baby!"
A detail image of the menu began appearing on Baltimore-based social media on Monday, where it excited comment on both sides, some commenters defending the attempt at humor and others decrying it.
By Monday afternoon, the restaurant responded on its Facebook page.
"Thank you for reaching out to us, the comment on the top of our Specials Menu has been removed," the restaurant posted.
Past mascot comments, which can be seen on the Nacho Mama's Facebook page, typically have taken shots as such controversial sports figures as Alex Rodriguez and Ben Roethlisberger.
But the mascot has "commented" at least once previously on Caitlyn Jenner. The menu posted to the Nacho Mama's Facebook page on May 14, when the celebrity was still known as Bruce Jenner, says, "Possible punishments for Tom Brady in "Deflate Gate" -- 1) Dancing with the Stars with Bruce Jenner as his partner."
A longtime fixture on O'Donnell Square, Nacho Mama's was opened in 1994 by the late Patrick 'Scunny' McCusker, the unofficial "Mayor of Canton," who was known for his business acumen, philanthropy and offbeat humor, like dressing in an Elvis costume to attend the Super Bowl.
Some defenders of Nacho Mama's pointed out McCusker's, and the restuarant's contributions to Canton in the past.