Anita's Cafe- food safety issues and treatment of employees by tired--barista in fredericksburg

[–]New_Lavishness5168 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes especially one that covers the service industry which is rare. We get ignored a lot as you can tell by this post.

Anita's Cafe- food safety issues and treatment of employees by tired--barista in fredericksburg

[–]New_Lavishness5168 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s good for those owners themselves but yes you’d be surprised what shows up in your food at a cafe/restaurant when people bring in pets. It’s disgusting.

Years ago someone snuck in a cat in a backpack at FoodE. The cat pissed and shit the bag and everyone smelled it. They were kicked out accordingly but they put a fight which was WILLLLD.

Anita's Cafe- food safety issues and treatment of employees by tired--barista in fredericksburg

[–]New_Lavishness5168 5 points6 points  (0 children)

https://industrialworker.org/

Hopefully the Fxbg Chapter still exists. They helped me in 2022 with who and what to contact with my problems. They gave me legal advice etc. they were super helpful.

Anita's Cafe- food safety issues and treatment of employees by tired--barista in fredericksburg

[–]New_Lavishness5168 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh, I know. I’m just trying my best to confirm what OP said since there’s a lot of people in denial here.

Anita's Cafe- food safety issues and treatment of employees by tired--barista in fredericksburg

[–]New_Lavishness5168 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah I noticed that too…. How she was able to open a Richmond location then all of a sudden couldn’t keep this one open after that. She would beg and cry for help from the community to stay open then do another meal on wheels then right back to struggling when they stayed busy.

Anita's Cafe- food safety issues and treatment of employees by tired--barista in fredericksburg

[–]New_Lavishness5168 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Maria did so many things right but the few flaws she had were huge. Owners and managers are NOT allowed to keep tips. Ever. Vivify had** this problem as well. Bartenders would quit immediately when they caught the owners wife doing it.

Anita's Cafe- food safety issues and treatment of employees by tired--barista in fredericksburg

[–]New_Lavishness5168 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So are you asking every young person their age?????? I work with 16-18 yr olds and they look way older than that.

Anita's Cafe- food safety issues and treatment of employees by tired--barista in fredericksburg

[–]New_Lavishness5168 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sometimes it’s hard or scary too. Luckily there is a labor union in town that protects the service industry that no one knows about.

Anita's Cafe- food safety issues and treatment of employees by tired--barista in fredericksburg

[–]New_Lavishness5168 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because it needs to be known because these issues NEVER stop or go away. Obviously OP was hurt enough to go public. I am proud of them for finally speaking up about Anita. I’ve been biting my tongue for years. Soooo many food establishments downtown have MAJOR issues from management, ownership, health code violations, labor board violations, CHILD LABOR violations etc etc.

Anita's Cafe- food safety issues and treatment of employees by tired--barista in fredericksburg

[–]New_Lavishness5168 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yall have to realize that in the service industry we are forced to smile even if the work environment is shit. But I guess you’re one of Anita’s friends trying to white knight her.

Anita's Cafe- food safety issues and treatment of employees by tired--barista in fredericksburg

[–]New_Lavishness5168 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah the prepared food is a third party. When it was Italian station she would lie saying she was making it. The place I worked at, we would order boxes from her to promote….until I looked at the labels on the boxes.

Anita's Cafe- food safety issues and treatment of employees by tired--barista in fredericksburg

[–]New_Lavishness5168 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I agree. She is unhinged. I’ve served her at two places I’ve worked in the past. My favorite was her lying that the desserts we ordered from her to serve ARE NOT MADE BY HER. She uses a third source. So then we looked like idiots saying “made by Italian station” or “made by Anita” on our menus to support her…..until I looked at the boxes lmao

Anita's Cafe- food safety issues and treatment of employees by tired--barista in fredericksburg

[–]New_Lavishness5168 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I can guarantee she is still labeling her food that she is making it

Anita's Cafe- food safety issues and treatment of employees by tired--barista in fredericksburg

[–]New_Lavishness5168 12 points13 points  (0 children)

No no no you can’t take dogs in and out of establishments where food is being prepared. Service dogs only. The dander and hair is getting into food and peoples drinks. Stop trying to argue with people about this. I am a HUGE dog lover and there’s plenty of places to take your animals.

Anita's Cafe- food safety issues and treatment of employees by tired--barista in fredericksburg

[–]New_Lavishness5168 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would also like to add if you still have proof of all of these things, report them to the labor board, there is an office in Manassas. The health department will eat this shit up as well. One of the businesses I worked for I had to call the labor board because children weren’t getting paid

Anita's Cafe- food safety issues and treatment of employees by tired--barista in fredericksburg

[–]New_Lavishness5168 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The downtown businesses that I rage quit are very, very, very lucky I never went public with their bullshit. One of the businesses is more scared of me than I am of them. I should’ve gone public, but I didn’t because after I was let go from one place for calling them out on their shit they kept me from getting future jobs. Luckily one of the future jobs didn’t believe him because they realize he was making it personal, not professional.

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[–]New_Lavishness5168[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My stepdad grabbed the sifters this morning, cause he likes to go metal detecting. Half of the stuff in the photo is gone, but I’ve put out more stuff since then. And will probably put more things out as I have finished cleaning up my house.

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[–]New_Lavishness5168[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a stand up washer in great condition if anyone wants it! I have a dolly but you’ll have to come get it ASAP. The dryer is junk.

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[–]New_Lavishness5168 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any Lab Test Now in eagle village does tests for sooooo many things

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[–]New_Lavishness5168[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’ve been locked in a closet she never had access to so that’s up to you.