A woman who received a receipt with a racial slur from a French Quarter restaurant Thursday said she hopes speaking out about her experience will encourage others to do the same.

Liryca Neville spoke to the media Friday with her attorney, Morris Reed Jr., about her reaction to a receipt she and three co-workers received from Huck Finn's Cafe on Decatur Street. The word "N-----" was printed on the receipt.

A French Quarter restaurant said an employee who printed a racial slur on a customer's receipt Thursday (May 21) has been fired. In this image of the receipt, the racial slur and an employee's name have been removed.

Reed said they were considering filing a lawsuit and that Neville had been embarrassed and distressed. "She's been humiliated in front of her friends."

"I want to bring awareness," Nevile said. "I have kids that I want to understand that this is not acceptable at all. You don't let anything like this slide."

Neville, daughter of musician and Neville Brothers member Cyril Neville, said the group got to Huck Finn's around 2:15 p.m. It was her first visit to the French Quarter restaurant.

She left before the waiter brought their receipt, but said she immediately returned when her co-worker sent her a picture of it.

She spoke to a manager, who she said told her the employee would be fired after he finished his shift.

In statements the restaurant released Thursday and Friday, it said the employee immediately was terminated.

Neville said that wasn't true.

She left after her first meeting with the manager and returned a third time, finding the employee still on duty, she said.

Neville said the group went to the restaurant because it's close to their work. They get a discount because her company, which she would not name, sends guests to Huck Finn's "all the time."

Neville said the waiter might have been frustrated because one of her co-workers sent back a fish plate. Still, she said, that's no excuse.

"We weren't mean to him, so I don't understand why we received that treatment," she said.

Neville said the waiter never offered her an apology. He tried to justify his actions, she said, telling her the word that appeared on the receipt "wasn't for you - that was for the people in the back."

Neville said she believes all of the cooks who were in the back were black.

The restaurant said in its statement Friday that it would review its systems to prevent a similar incident from happening again.

The incident gained attention after a picture of the receipt was circulated on social media Thursday.

Neville said her mom posted a picture of it on Facebook, and that it was shared more than 2,000 times. It was shared more than 400 times on Twitter.

Huck Finn's responded quickly Thursday, posting a statement on its website condemning the employee's actions. It further responded Friday through a public relations firm.

"We acknowledge that the anger and disappointment being expressed is legitimate and has serious merit," the restaurant said. "We want everyone to know that we agree. The employee's behavior was offensive and completely unacceptable."

Reed said he is considering pursuing legal action. Neville hasn't been physically injured, he said, but she has suffered emotional distress and was unable to sleep.

She had a breakdown at work Friday and had to go home, which Reed said amounts to lost wages.

He said they hope to get a public apology from the restaurant and from the waiter.

The restaurant's statement Friday said it "would welcome an opportunity to deliver a personal apology to the individuals involved in the incident."

The business has not released the name of employee.

Correction: This story has been corrected to say Liryca Neville spoke to a manager at Huck Finn's Cafe. It previously said Neville spoke to the general manager.