Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says she was denied service at a restaurant because she wore leggings

• Keisha Lance Bottoms, 52, tweeted Friday that she was turned away from a restaurant over her leggings.
• Bottoms said the alleged incident happened at The Capital Grille in Atlanta.

Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said she was turned away from a local restaurant because of her outfit.

Bottoms shared a Twitter post on Friday afternoon in which she said the alleged incident happened at The Capital Grille at Perimeter Mall.

"I was just turned away at @CapitalGrille at Perimeter Mall because I have on leggings," Bottoms, 52, wrote.

The tweet garnered more than 18,000 likes and more than 5,400 comments at the time of publishing, some of which pointed out that The Capital Grille has a dress code. The restaurant's website notes that gym attire, tank tops, hats, clothing with offensive language or images, and exposed garments are prohibited.

Bottoms wrote in a separate Twitter post that it was "odd" that the restaurant did not allow what she considered "mall" attire despite being located near one.

"Odd that a restaurant in a mall parking lot turns away customers in 'mall' attire. Asked if I could sit in the bar area and was told, "No," Bottoms wrote.

Bottoms continued that she understood the establishment's rules but questioned if other patrons had similar experiences.

"Rules are the rules, just wonder if the woman who came in immediately after me, who I did not see come back out, was also denied service," Bottoms wrote.

Representatives for Bottoms and The Capital Grille did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

Daniel Newman, an actor who starred in "The Walking Dead," appeared to defend Bottoms in a Twitter post on Saturday. Newman shared screenshots of white patrons dining at The Capital Grille wearing gym attire and leggings.

"BLACK Democrat Mayor of Atlanta (my Friend) Keisha Lance Bottoms was refused service at @CapitalGrille," Newman wrote. "But WHITE Folk in Gym clothes and T-shirts are totally fine at Capital grille."

Newman followed up with a second tweet where he described his experiences while dining at The Capital Grille.

"I personally have gone to capital Grille many times in a Wife beater or T-shirt and or gym shorts. Many times. Never had a problem getting a seat," Newman wrote. "I guess my clothes looked whiter."