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.