Yesterday, Saturday, May 19, 2012, my son, daughter-in-law and I stopped for a take out order. We were on our way home from volunteering the Koman Race for the Cure in downtown Columbus. We had been there since 6:30 am and were very hungry. At about 11:30 am, we entered the store and there was a line into the dinning area. Several people came in and left because of the line. It was very warm/hot in the store. It appeared that no air-conditioning was on or working. Everyone in line was committing on the long line and the heat in the store. A customer came back because his order was not made to his satisfaction. The staff started to remake his order which was okay.
We waited in line for approximately 35 minutes or more before getting to place an order. During the wait, one of the staff went out the side door for about 5 minutes and then came back without replacing his gloves. He started making orders again. When we got to place our order, a gentleman next to us fainted. The customers in line went to his aid. Not one of your staff made an effort to help until customers started to say something. The young man did stop and tell the manager, who was outside. She did come over to the customer to look at the situation. By this time, the man behind me called 911. It was crystal clear that the staff had no idea what to do. It was apparent to all the customers that they had not been trained on what to do in case of an emergency.
The young man completing orders said that had happened several days ago and had been very hot in the store also. At that time, I said to him, "You did not change your gloves after being outside." He asked me if I wanted him to remake my order. I said no, that he should have changed them before now. He did change his gloves at that time and the word spread that the "head manager" was coming in. He ran to get an apron, which he did not have on. Isn't that something that all employees should be wearing at all times? We got our order and left. The ambulance had not arrived when we were leaving. It does not take an experienced restaurant person to see that there was definitely a problem with this site. They were not trained properly in several areas - emergency and proper handling of food.
The entire situation was not handled well by your staff. I eat at one of your restaurants in Dublin, Ohio, at least once a week. However, I will not be doing that again. This restaurant is close to my home. Going forward, this site will definitely be off my list. I would love to get in there and clean up the place. It appears that no one seems to take pride in working and doing a good job. Shame on the young people of our country. I just came back from Ireland, Scotland and the U.K. I did not see a restaurant that I ate at as disturbing as this one. I can't believe that there aren't people out there that would be glad to have this job and do an excellent job. This is the first time I have ever written a restaurant about the bad food or service and it won't be the last time either.
I am tired of spending my hard-earned money for bad service and food. By the way, the girl at the register was not a happy person and it showed. There were comments made about her from people waiting in line. This was a very upsetting situation. It is going to be very interesting to see if I get a response from this email. I am betting not! Again, this will be the last time that I will enter your restaurant which I am sure does not matter to you or your company. Maybe your CEO needs to go undercover to see what really happens in your stores.


