Jennifer S.
Yelp
Whenever I write a one star review, I like to point out my overall statistics. Out of nearly 400 reviews, this will be only the seventh to receive one star.
I save one star reviews for cases of horrific customer service or blatant food safety violations.
The customer service here has been great. Unless you file pest control under customer service? (I blame Aramark.)
Last week, I was enjoying my favorite sandwich from Degnan's: the hummus plus bacon. The sandwich was alright. I don't love their bread selection, but the ingredients are all right.
I was eating and working on my laptop when a RESTAURANT MOUSE ran out from between my feet.
I was sitting in my favorite seat, which is the booth in the corner opposite of the fireplace.
Now, I know you may be thinking-- it's Yosemite, of course there are mice. Well, there are mice everywhere, but they're never supposed to be inside of restaurants.
And we're not talking about a kangaroo mouse, a chipmunk, or a squirrel. It was a deer mouse, which is the only kind I've ever personally seen in a restaurant.
It didn't come from outside. It came from the wall between the kitchen and dining room. From inside the wall behind the booth.
I've worked in restaurants for about twenty years, and rodents are just not an acceptable issue. This isn't a common thing that secretly happens everywhere. Throughout all my years, I've actually only seen a small handful of mice inside of restaurants.
It's just not okay. Period. Not even in Yosemite. Never. Gross.
Couple this with the fact that we know that the rodents in Yosemite can carry plague or hantavirus. Hantavirus can be transmitted through dust, which would include a rodent walking across any of the surfaces, ingredients, or utensils used in food preparation.
Theoretically, I think you could catch hantavirus from eating here.
I left immediately, and have no intentions of returning any time soon.