The copycat restaurant is listed by the Indiana Secretary of State as Jordan’s Fish and Chiken Company, with “hen” misspelled.
INDIANAPOLIS — Movies posted to social media over the weekend prompted the Marion County Division of Public Well being to shut a Northeast Aspect meals market.
The movies, which have been offered to WTHR and have now been considered a whole lot of hundreds of instances, present meals containers dumped on the ground of Jordan’s Fish-Rooster-Sandwiches and what look like kitchen employees making ready meals with out sneakers on.
On Monday morning, an inspector posted an indication on the entrance door saying the situation on the nook of 42nd Road and Submit Street is closed till additional discover. Group leaders say the state of affairs fuels a bigger downside with entry to meals in low-income neighborhoods.
The comfort retailer restaurant bears the identical title as one other restaurant chain in Indy, however the homeowners of the unique Jordan’s Fish and Rooster say they don’t have anything to do with the enterprise within the movies. A undertaking supervisor with the unique Jordan model says she’s upset with the photographs and desires to verify individuals know this location is not a part of her group of shops.
The person who recorded the movies stated he was on the retailer to select up an order on New Yr’s Eve when he seemed into the kitchen and noticed the disturbing approach the meals was being ready. Movies present metallic trays of meals on the ground, barefoot employees stepping on them and a mouse pacing the ground of the shop space.
A well being division inspector acted on the complaints Monday morning, posting the shop’s license suspension at 10:20 am on the entrance door of the enterprise.
MCPHD offered the next assertion:
“The Marion County Public Well being Division tried to conduct an inspection this morning at Jordan’s Fish-Rooster-Sandwiches situated at 4175 N. Submit Street in Indianapolis based mostly on a criticism from Sunday evening. When an MCPHD inspector visited this morning on the restaurant posted opening time, the constructing was closed and no workers have been current.Whereas there, the inspector seen a considerable amount of spilled grease in an space exterior the restaurant.Based mostly on this violation and the character of the preliminary criticism , the well being division has suspended the license to function for this location and a discover has been posted on the entrance door An inspection and approval from MCPHD Meals and Shopper Security can be required earlier than the restaurant can legally reopen and resume service to the general public MCPHD will proceed to observe.”
Group leaders gathered exterior the shop Monday morning to name for the enterprise to stay closed for good.
“It’s unacceptable for our residents, clients and constituents to eat meals off the bottom at your restaurant,” stated Metropolis and County Councilor La Keisha Jackson, who serves District 14 the place the enterprise is situated. “What? Mice working round, no sneakers on, only a unhealthy deal. Interval.”
“I and everybody right here right now would not need these individuals to have companies on this a part of our group,” stated Metropolis-County Councilor Keith Graves, representing District 13, close to the place the enterprise operates. “So, we’re right here to close them down, no phrases on the matter. We do not need them working in our group based mostly on what we noticed on the video.”
Christina Hodgeson additionally confirmed up Monday morning on the retailer to uphold the popularity of the unique Jordan places in Indianapolis. Hodgeson stated that this location is an imitation simply utilizing Jordan’s title.
“We do not need individuals to make use of our title and do issues like they did in that video and deal with individuals the best way they deal with individuals and disrespect them,” stated Hodgeson, Jordan’s undertaking supervisor. “In order that’s not good.”
Nobody answered the telephone on the retailer on Monday and the voicemail is full. 13Information looked for the homeowners of the companies, however was unable to find them on Monday. The enterprise title is listed by the Indiana Secretary of State as Jordan’s Fish and Chiken Company, with “hen” misspelled.
The shop is in a meals desert on the east aspect of Indianapolis, the place residents are determined for high quality meals and grocery choices. However residents don’t need the proprietor of this enterprise to serve meals of their neighborhood once more.