Tractor Everyday Healthy Foods - Victoria Harbour — Restaurant in Victoria

If You’re Brown-Skinned and Waiting to Order – You Must Be a Delivery Driver

I walked into Tractor Foods on Government Street in Victoria, and for the second time, I was immediately assumed to be a delivery driver—solely because I’m brown-skinned (Indian). I wasn’t carrying a delivery bag, wearing a uniform, or doing anything that suggested I was there for a pickup. The assumption was based purely on my appearance.

This isn’t an isolated incident. It has now happened twice at the same location. Once might be a mistake. Twice is a pattern—and a deeply troubling one.

I came in as a paying customer and expected the same basic courtesy as anyone else. Instead, I was judged, stereotyped, and made to feel like I didn’t belong. That’s unacceptable.

I’m not naming the staff member, because this is bigger than one person. This is about a workplace culture that allows bias to go unchecked. Management needs to take responsibility and ensure their team is properly trained to treat every customer with respect—no exceptions.

Racial profiling has no place in any business. If you can’t see past someone’s skin color, you don’t belong in customer...

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I was so excited to try this place! I walked by it for 3 days and decided to try it on the 4th. I was incredibly disappointed. The service was sub par, the girls working were too busy getting set up for the day that they could care less about those of us there. The tables were all dirty, even though they had just opened. The Matcha latte was pretty, but cold. The food was also cold. I was expecting fresh, homemade hash browns but instead I think they were store bought frozen ones. Either way, they were cold. The sandwich was huge but the only flavour on it was the sauce, which was too much and kinda gross. I pulled the sandwhich apart to eat but it was still disappointing. Two others came to join me and agreed their food was disappointing. As we left I was looking around (bathroom, other tables etc) and realized the entire place was dirty. 😬 The location is good, but I would not recommend having food here. Maybe the...