I would not eat here if I was dying of the Bubonic Plague and the only cure was the food this place serves. I have never been so disgusted by a restaurant in my entire life and I have traveled much of the country, so I have had my share of good and bad experiences.
I was eating at the cafe section of the restaurant when I overheard a conversation between a young girl working and someone who I assumed was her manager. The young girl had cut herself and was noticeably bleeding and the manager proceeded to tell her to put turmeric on it and keep working.
My first thought? Is this woman a medical professional? What kind of cotton headed ninny muggin would suggest something so asinine? I am a medical professional and I don't even want to think about the amount of infectious bloodborne pathogens that were exposed to anyone else who chose to eat there that day. Good luck to you and may the odds be in your favor.
My second thought? Have I suddenly been teleported into a third world country where we don't have proper medical care or where we put our public service employees into a state of forced labor when they quite clearly should not be working?
I shop locally and support local businesses on a daily basis. If I wanted to support a sweat shop type business model that exploits its workers, I would purchase cheap fast fashion that has been hand sewn by small children and imported from India.
After telling some friends about my experience, I was actually surprised about the horror stories they had told me about former female employees and the way they were treated by management and even the owner.
To be clear, I have eaten here before. This was not my first time, however, it most definitely was my last. The food is fine, but unless you want to support a business that disregards the health or safety of its employees or customers and treats its employees like cheap escorts, I recommend you pick somewhere else. There are plenty of great places in Ohio City that won't make you feel like you've sold your soul to Satan for a cheeseburger.