COLUMBIA -- Two men are on the loose after an armed robbery in Columbia.

It happened Wednesday night at about 10:30 p.m. At the Hong Kong Restaurant at 106 Business Loop 70 West.

Police said two black males wearing masks entered the restaurant, showed a handgun and demanded money from employees.

The men took an unknown amount of money and left the restaurant on foot.

Police say they're looking for two black men, both about 5’10, with slender builds wearing masks and jeans.

Witnesses said one of the men was wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and had the gun while the other was wearing a jacket.