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

[Raven Tolliver]

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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