Cathy's Kitchen — Restaurant in Paw Paw Township

Went here for lunch with my family. It’s a cute, busy little Coney Island-style café, but unfortunately, the experience was very disappointing—mainly due to poor food safety practices. From my table, I had a clear view of the kitchen, and what I saw was concerning. None of the food prep staff or cooks were wearing gloves, and I witnessed multiple instances of cross-contamination. One cook, for example, handled raw meat, then used the same bare hands to plate hotcakes—touching both food and utensils without washing up. At one point, she even wiped sweat off her forehead and continued handling food, using only a shared wet rag to wipe her fingers. Other staff also worked without gloves, touching raw and cooked items interchangeably. One young man prepping plates didn't wash his hands regularly and handled everything from fries to buns without proper hygiene. I even overheard another customer remark, “She doesn’t have gloves on.” Our food came out lukewarm after sitting on the counter for over 10 minutes. I watched as the same young man was told he added too many fries to a plate , he simply grabbed a handful with his bare hands and put them back in the fry bin. Overall, the lack of food safety and cleanliness was disturbing. I won’t be returning, and I strongly recommend they revisit their health and safety protocols before more customers...

I only give 3 stars because the food was good. The cook seemed to be the nices person in the place. The waitress acted very prissy and acted like she really hated her job. We had to waive her down or just get up and ask the cook for napkins and to go plates. She had a terrible attitude for a waitress. She should look for a different kind of job. One that she likes. Oh, my 4 year old was starving, I asked if she could bring him a salad while we figured out what we wanted. She rolled her eyes and walked off. Never even telling the cook untill she got our whole order. I wouldn't suggest this place to anyone untill...

First visit. Typical breakfast items, but it tastes fresh and is flavorful. We ordered the asparagus and cheese omelet, short stack and country fried steak and hot chocolate. Chocolate was ok. The steak tasted better than anything we’ve had, Cracker Barrel included. Omelet was cooked perfectly, no pic, ate it too fast. Pancakes were fluffy. Great, friendly service even though they were busy. Clean restrooms. A nice place to have breakfast or lunch. The only gripe I have is that since it is next to the flea market it took us about 10 minutes to find a parking spot. People parked and were walking to the...