ADA vs Other Animals
We love animals, but for health and safety reasons, only ADA-recognized service animals are allowed inside.
What Counts as a Service Animal?
• Defined by federal law (ADA)
• A dog (or sometimes a miniature horse) trained to perform specific tasks for a person with a disability
• Examples: guiding someone who is blind, alerting someone who is deaf, detecting a seizure
What Doesn’t Count?
• Pets and Emotional Support Animals (ESAs)
• Animals that only provide comfort, are carried in purses, or sit on laps
In Our Restaurant, Service Animals Must:
• Be on a leash or harness (unless the disability prevents it)
• Stay on the floor, under the table—not in laps, on chairs, or near food
• Remain calm, quiet, seen not tugging, and under control at all times
If a service animal is disruptive—barking, lunging, tugging/fighting on use of leash, or out of control—staff may ask that it be removed, even if it is a true service animal.
In short: We welcome properly well-trained service animals. Pets and ESAs are not allowed inside by law.