Zanzis Circleville — Restaurant in Circleville

I applied for an interview just a few days ago at this company. Firstly, it seemed like a great concept, it took several days to get things rolling,(poor communication) which is understandable though as we humans can be busy at times. I finally set up a time to meet with the owner, Brian McNeil, after what I thought was a good conversation we agreed to a time to meet at the Circleville location. During the talk I failed to ask a very important question about whether they provided insurance. In order to make this meeting I had to secure daycare for my son which would cost me money and change the plans of the folks watching him. I texted him to send me the address, he replied, I then asked if they provided insurance, he did not reply right away, which was totally cool! But I followed up a little while later and added that " if you don't provide insurance I won't make the drive ( 45-50 mins)but just let me know ASAP because I made arrangements to have my son watched and needed to cancel this". Brian called me and I said "hi Brian", those were my only 2 words...he proceeded to berate me saying "we should end this right here!" and calling me " too aggressive" and "it doesn't feel like a good fit". He then hung up on me leaving me shrunk back in disbelief! Because I asked a simple question concerning insurance? Promptness to let me know so I could let others know so as to not have to tie their plans up and cost me money? How rude of you Brian. Aggressive? You insulted me deeply and you lost a potential customer before you even had a chance, as well as many others I will share this with...I am one HELL of a GM who could've helped you grow, isn't that what you said you wanted to do? Don't you appreciate "aggressiveness" in your GM toHELP you grow??? It was a simple yes or no question. I am SO glad this happened and you showed who you would be like to work for, it's no wonder you been stuck in that store for 5-6 years and unable to grow. Enjoy the next 5-6 years in stunted growth. In closing, I will share this with everyone I possibly can to show what kind of...

Workers do not wash and sanitize. I personally went back to the work area and watched them as I was trained on how to make the pizzas. Their pizza roller doesn't get serviced often enough which leads to unsanitary conditions for the pizzas.

Sidenote: A pizza roller needs to be disassembled and cleaned thoroughly when it gets as dirty as theirs. Ironically, cleaning it changes the taste of the pizza for the worst. This is due to the fact that the roller needs to be seasoned again, which adds to the flavor.

When you order your pizza, they call out on the speaker in the kitchen and the employees will either have a prepared dough pressed into a filthy pan, sitting and waiting on one of their filthy racks or they will prepare the dough depending on the specifications of the order.

Once they're done topping the pizzas with their dirt-jammed fingernails and unwashed, unsanitary sweaty hands, they bake the pizza in the grime-covered roller. Once processed through the roller, they scrape it out of the pan with a filthy spatula.

Business is fast-paced so not everyone has time to go slower and clean, which results in using bare hands for everything. EVERYTHING. Gloves aren't essential in Zanzis. Oh, and the best part is that they don't have sanitizer in the building other than the bathroom. But since everyone rinses their hands quickly and only once in a while (no soap, no scrubbing) in the kitchen sink, that means no one uses sanitizer at all, EVER.

This place is an embarrassment to pizzas, customers and food standards across the culinary world just for the sake of fast-food. Hygiene is not a company principal it seems.

Come to Zanzis if you don't care about the food standards, but please, do the rest of us a favor if you have kids, DON'T BRING THEM. I can't ascertain the health risks your child faces if she/he eats...

No need to call ahead” takes on a whole new meaning at Zanzi’s—apparently, it means don’t expect anyone to acknowledge your existence.

Walked in and was immediately greeted by… silence. The only employee in sight was outside, puffing away on her vape like it was the last hit on Earth. Once inside, I seated myself (since no one else seemed interested) only to find the dining area looking like a CSI crime scene. I had to clean my own table—so shoutout to Zanzi’s for letting customers clock in as unpaid janitors.

All TVs were off, coated with a nice layer of grime, and the windows looked like they were wiped down with regret and chicken grease. Makes you wonder what the kitchen looks like if this is the “clean” part.

As I was getting ready to leave, I saw the same employee head to the back, either picking her nose or fiddling with a nose ring—which honestly might be the least unsanitary thing that happened here, depending on how much hand-washing followed (spoiler alert: none). I used the men’s room and found no paper towels—just one of those hand dryers that sounds like a jet engine. I didn’t hear it from the women’s room, which tells me everything I need to know.

If you’re looking for a meal and a tetanus booster, Zanzi’s might be your place....