A Sydney takeaway store worker has stymied a robbery with an extra serve of spice, police say.
NSW Police say a man who walked into the Rosebery shop for his Sunday dinner got into an argument with two staff members about payment.
It's alleged he then walked behind the counter and tried to push the two workers aside, before attempting to open the cash register.
One of the employees ran to the front of the store to call police as the other, a 27-year-old woman, tried to hold the man back from the register.
Police say the man smashed the cash register on the floor and struck the woman - who promptly threw a bucket of chilli over his face, "instantly flooring'' him.
