Sam H.
Yelp
Typically I am fan of not only this restaurant, but this location. Today I had the worst experiences I have ever had at a Chic-Fil-A. I stopped in at this location today, with my friend and his wife and young daughter as they had just arrived from their long move from Maui, Hawaii.. and were craving Chic Fil A. I had brought my 10 week old puppy in with me, as I went through a vehicle totalling car wreck last week, and she had received minor air bag burns, as well as my arm. Since then, I have taken her everywhere with me as she is nearly glued to me. I brought her in, because it is too hot to leave her in the the car. She is well behaved and sits quietly in my lap. As we got our food and began to eat, a young employee approached me and reluctantly told me that I could not stay inside with my dog, but rather needed to go outside and finish my meal. I agreed without arguing knowing this young man was just doing his job and was being very polite about it. He was doing the best he could of an awkward situation.
My issue is with the the situation and lack of sympathy to human and animal needs. I understand that there is a policy that all customers must follow, but rather sometimes when it is 4pm on a June afternoon, and there is only a few solid metal tables with virtually no shade outside the restuarant to eat at, maybe corporate policy needs to take a back seat for a second before you send your young employee to go make a family eat their meal in the scalding heat on metal chairs that have been baking in the June sun all afternoon. We sat out there till we had a good sweat, then proceeded to pack up and leave with our meals half done. What could have been done, was to look at the 10 week old puppy, and the young girl and realize that maybe its cruel to make them eat outside in the heat, while a nearly empty 4pm Chic-Fil-A resturant sits in perfectly good A/C. I would understand if my puppy was causing trouble, but she just sat quietly in my lap. Odds are, most of the employees will remember her, and be able to vouch for us causing no trouble.
I will no longer go to this location.