Please don't bring your children to this restaurant. The owner/staff are likely to yell at you and your child.
Son is special needs, but he did not get loud, create a scene or break anything. He was a bit antsy in his chair while eating but did not leave a mess. He did walk the parameter of the restaurant a few times as we waited on food and ate. He adjusted a squash decoration that appeared to have fallen before we arrived on the counter and the gentleman taking orders spoke a tad harshly to him that it was not a toy but decoration. Shortly after, the gentleman decided I was ready for a Togo box despite the fact I was barely through my meal. I was actually in a bit of medical distress (I knew my sugar was low but had no idea how low till I was able to sit down and take it.) I made them aware of this as I was at the counter attempting to pay but they had issues and ultimately had to reboot the system for it to work. None of his behavior was out of the norm for an 8-year-old child. He was not bothering anyone; my only issue was the walking around which is common for his diagnosis, but I was struggling to eat and did not have the energy to be present enough to keep him in his seat the entire time. It is the only thing that could in any stretch be a reason to set both the man at counter and owner off.
Things escalated when my son began to walk towards a fake tree plant in the corner. Before he got within 4 foot of the plant the owner yelled loud enough from the kitchen across the room at my son to not touch her tree. I immediately called him back to our table, as he was walking back the owner made a very nasty comment about someone controlling their children... my son was the only one in that restaurant that was a child. It was not hard to figure out she was talking directly about my son I look straight at the gentleman at the counter and let him know that I had heard her comments, and it was not very nice. He said that's fine I need to handle my kid; I was so exasperated at that point I started to pack our food up. He was still talking but honestly, I didn't get to hear a whole lot of what he said because at that point she had come out of the kitchen aggressively talking as well. I told them both I was getting up we were leaving despite the fact that I was having a medical emergency and that was the main reason why I had stopped there. I told him I did not like how they were talking to an eight-year-old child who was special-needs. She said she had children who acted better and I needed to handle my child. She started to work in the kitchen still talking very angrily when my son Who is special needs and does not always understand social cues said you started it. It was not loud it was not meant to be aggressive in anyway but she flipped around screaming at my son and was aggressively coming towards him saying she will start stuff I had to step in between And told her she was yelling at an eight-year-old child. I no longer felt safe for myself or my child so we gathered up what we could and walked out the door.
I was able to safely secure my son into the car but was so weak at that point that I could not climb into my Jeep, so I kneeled on the ground to catch myself. At that point my son realized things were very bad and I needed help, he began to cry and get upset in the backseat I was trying to console him and not pass out. Thankfully at that point some very kind guest who had seen the altercation stepped outside to check on me and my son and see if they could help. One actually stayed with me and my son and kept him calm while I made attempts to call and reach help to come get us. Several minutes had went by when the owner walked outside and told me she had called an ambulance on me. She was not remorseful she was not very kind and I didn't feel like I had any choice at that point but to wait on it. I did have family on the way to pick us up but now I needed to make sure if I was going to the hospital that my son would be in good hands because I did not want him to stay there. I'm incredibly grateful to the folks who checked on us and stayed with us, I think their presence ultimately tempered the response of the owner who came out periodically once the emergency services arrived. She never once apologized. My family ultimately arrived, and we made it home safely, I was checked and deemed safe enough to go home vs Hospital by the time they arrived. I just needed a little more time for my insulin/ sugar levels to rise.
If I had been allowed to stay and finish eating, I likely would've been fine, I was actually enjoying my food for the most part. The only negative that I had beforehand was the prices were a little bit more than expected for what we got but otherwise it was good. Unfortunately, it will never get finished and we will never go back. read more