I must say someone obviously thinks they know an enormous amount of information about the Cone Cottage, but the accusations are absolutely absurd. I would like to start off saying that I have been employed for the Cone Cottage for 4 years and work in the so called "disgusting" place. I have been in the food service industry for 17 years and have also managed them and have never worked for a cleaner establishment. We always receive 100's on our reviews from the health inspector and once did receive a 99 because we did not have the eggs on the bottom shelf of the fridge. Wow, that is so terrible, I must take notes. Our prices are actually lower that all of the competitors for better or equal product. Tabatha was not getting 'illegal' wages, she was getting the accurate wages for her age group. Check it out on the Illinois State website and that will tell the legalities of the issue at hand. Georgianne has been the nicest boss that I have ever worked for, actually I have stated to her many times that she is too nice. Letting girls read magazines and eat anything that they want, along with texting on their phones while they should be working. That is very lenient if you ask me. Ask Cheryl Albrecht if you think that we do not give all the money to Angels on Assignment, we have raised thousands. Another fact that anyone can find out. Oh, and the stale buns- hard to be stale when they are delivered every other day, I should know, I am the one who puts them away. The nachos, I also make and are not stale, if one feels that way then do not eat them. I am appalled with the negative comments that some ignorant, uneducated person has posted. If there are a couple napkins on the table or a drip of ice cream on the floor, I apologize, sometimes it is difficult to wait on 200 customers and get to all the tables. The Cone Cottage has been around for 14 years and if the place was as bad as stated, then it would be out of business. I feel sorry for the person who wrote the article that they are that miserable to write something so false and untrue. To all of our current and returning customers, thank you for supporting us and disregard the ignorant comments made. The Cone Cottage will be back in the spring to bring some of the great ice cream and food back to the community!! read more