{"id":53239,"date":"2025-11-26T18:39:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/53239\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T18:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:39:07","slug":"nycs-accused-dine-and-dash-diva-ordered-to-undergo-psych-evaluation-by-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/53239\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC&#8217;s accused dine-and-dash diva ordered to undergo psych evaluation by judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>She\u2019s a dash mad.<\/p>\n<p>Accused serial dine-and-dash diva Pei Chung, 34, was ordered to undergo a psych evaluation Wednesday by a Brooklyn judge after her attorney claimed she can\u2019t understand the charges against her.<\/p>\n<p>Chung\u2019s attorney Henry Dechalus requested the mental health evaluation \u2013 known as a \u201c730 exam\u201d \u2013 during a hearing over the designer dud-flaunting wannabe influencer\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/16\/us-news\/fake-nyc-foodie-pei-chung-is-a-serial-dine-and-dasher-cops\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">aversion to forking over cash<\/a> for her gourmet meals.<\/p>\n<p>Dechalus contended Chung \u2013 who wasn\u2019t in court Wednesday after waiving her right to appear\u00a0 \u2013 doesn\u2019t understand the failure to pay charges leveled against her.<\/p>\n<p>Accused serial dine-and-dash diva Pei Chung, 34, was ordered to undergo a psych evaluation Wednesday by a Brooklyn judge after her attorney claimed she can\u2019t understand the charges against her. lu.pychung\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this time, I will be asking for a 730 exam,\u201d Dechalus said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI spoke to my client. She doesn\u2019t understand the proceedings. She has some difficulty communicating with counsel. She doesn\u2019t necessarily understand the charges alleged against her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Judge Hemalee Patel granted the evaluation and scheduled a Dec. 17 court date\u00a0for Chung, who is being held on Rikers Island.<\/p>\n<p>The hearing served up the latest nugget in the saucy saga swirling around Chung, who had cops called on her <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/24\/us-news\/nycs-accused-dine-and-dash-diva-pei-chung-finally-behind-bars-after-at-least-ninth-bust-for-same-stunt\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">at least 10 times<\/a> in the past month for allegedly skipping out on restaurant tabs.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the latest on the dine-and-dash diva<\/p>\n<p>Fed-up restaurant workers at culinary hotspots such as Francie, Lavender Lake, Motorino and Peter Luger have told similar tales of Chung posing as a food influencer, all while bedecked in glamorous duds.<\/p>\n<p>The Louis Vuitton and Hermes that Chung \u2013 whose Instagram brags she\u2019s \u201c99 lb No plastic surgery\u201d \u2013 toted to Motorino on Nov. 11 easily cost more than $10,000, the eatery\u2019s discerning owner had estimated.<\/p>\n<p>Dechalus contended Chung \u2013 who wasn\u2019t in court Wednesday after waiving her right to appear\u00a0 \u2013 doesn\u2019t understand the failure to pay charges leveled against her. Obtained by the NY Post<\/p>\n<p>She ordered lavish meals, such as her Oct. 22 feast at Francie where she noshed on $15 foie gras, $32 carpaccio, $28 bucatini, $52 lamb, and $19 hot chocolate mousse.<\/p>\n<p>But while Chung superficially flashed wealth, the eateries contend she\u2019s actually a greasy cheapskate.<\/p>\n<p>Chung served up credit cards that were declined, tried to offer social media posts for free haute meals and once \u2013 according to staff at Peter Luger \u2013 even propositioned sex in lieu of payment.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Hemalee Patel granted the evaluation and scheduled a Dec. 17 court date\u00a0for Chung, who is being held on Rikers Island. lu.pychung\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>The stingy faux foodie also allegedly didn\u2019t let her many arrests stop her scamming \u2013 and mocked cops in Instagram captions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice officers threw out my takeout cuisine again which I organized them in the bar like a pro,\u2019\u2019 she wrote after allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/18\/us-news\/nycs-accused-dine-and-dash-diva-busted-twice-again-in-24-hours-while-mocking-cops\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ordering $123 in food at Sea Thai in Brooklyn<\/a> and refusing to pay.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged non-spending spree eventually caught up to Chung over the weekend, as a judge ordered her held on $4,500 cash bail. Immigration authorities are also looking into whether Chung, who hails from Taiwan, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/25\/us-news\/brooklyns-dine-and-dash-diva-may-face-deportation-after-overstaying-her-visa-sources\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">overstayed a student visa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She has since been holed up in Rikers Island, where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/assets\/doc\/downloads\/pdf\/DOC_NSD_sample_menu.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">menu offers \u201cTurkey-roni\u201d<\/a> instead of the Peter Luger steak she raved on her blog carries the \u201cessence of oak and iron from the grill.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"She\u2019s a dash mad. 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