[NAGDU] [nagdu] Restaurant workers with guide dogs, was RE: This was interesting

Thu Dec 24 23:23:52 UTC 2015

Well, my husband at the time had a vending stand location and I often
brought my guide with me. He was kept in the back where his stock was
kept away from food prep and the serving area. that was fine according
to food code regulations and other laws pertaining to guide dogs and
there was NEVER a problem. When I chose to work him around the
premises I went in and out through the back door.

On 11/12/15, Raven Tolliver via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Deanna,
> Was there an office space with a safe, phone, etc? I think that would
> be the best place for a service animal. I know something like that
> might not be at a food court restaurant, but in the average public
> restaurant, that is the best option other than the dining area.
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> On 11/12/15, Deanna Lewis via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> I have a question about this subject. When I was in high school and
>> college,
>> I worked at Subway sandwich shop inside the local mall. We were located
>> in
>> the food court, so we had a very small front area, where all the food was
>> prepared. In the back, we had our fridge, freezer, boxes full of
>> condiments,
>> chips, and soda refills. It was a small area, with not much room to store
>> anything, let alone have a crate for a guide dog. I've oftern wondered if
>> I
>> had a guide dog at that time, where would be a good place for him? Is it
>> ok
>> to have a service animal in the back of the restaurant, where food is
>> stored, but not prepared?
>> Deanna
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of S L Johnson
>> via
>> nagdu
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 4:05 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Cc: S L Johnson
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] This was interesting
>>
>> Hello:
>>
>> I had this same experience when I got my first dog in 1976.  I was in
>> college but would help my parents in their small restaurant when I was
>> home.
>>
>> As you said, the health department rules are very strict about the dog
>> not
>> being in or near where food is prepared.  .  I didn't use a crate but my
>> dog
>> would stay in a corner where she could see me.  One health inspector
>> tried
>> to give dad a problem about my dog but, his supervisor promptly made it
>> clear that my dog was fine and the case was also closed.
>>
>> Sandra and Eva
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Abby Bolling via nagdu
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 11:38 AM
>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Abby Bolling
>> Subject: [nagdu] This was interesting
>>
>> So, my family owns a pizza parlor and when I go home for the weekend or on
>> a
>>
>> break, I go work and help my parents   I have a small crate that cricket
>> goes in the corner across from the door.
>> We had a customer come in and they saw my pup in her crate and they
>> started
>> telling my father that he wasn't allowed to have dogs in the restaurant
>> my
>> father calmly told the customer that cricket was a service dog and was
>> allowed to be in the dining room of the parlor The customer continued to
>> argue with my father about cricket being there, and my father finally
>> told
>> them that he would hate to lose their business but he was not going to
>> move
>> cricket. He offered that they could order carry out or he would deliver
>> to
>> them, but the customer was adamant about cricket not being in the shop.
>> My
>> father then both pulled up the laws pertaining to service dogs in public
>> establishments ant told the customer that if they weren't satisfied and
>> wanted to continue arguing, they could leave or my father could call the
>> police and have them removed by the police.
>> The customer left but a few days later, my father got a call from the
>> health
>> inspector about a dog in the shop. My father explained that crickets
>> crate
>> was in the dining room only as the health code is strict in its rules of
>> no
>> animal of any kind being allowed in a restaurants kitchen.
>> The health inspector was pleased with my fathers answer and the case was
>> closed.
>> Now, it's obvious that my father knows the laws, and knows the boundaries
>> of
>> where cricket  is allowed to be and  where she isn't, but that got me to
>> thinking.
>> What if this had  happened with another business, and even though the
>> owner
>> saw the laws and new that the dog was not allowed in the kitchen, they
>> might
>> still be wary of allowing people to bring their service dogs into the
>> dining
>> room to avoid this kind of situation. What do you guys think?
>>
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