Kudo Society Cafe — Restaurant in Teaneck Township

Kudo just lost a loyal customer.

I've been drinking coffee here every day for lunch for three months. I would bring my homemade salad, buy their coffee sit down and enjoy my lunch.I don't get their food, as it takes them an eternity to make a simple sandwich with zero other customers around, and I only have 30 minutes lunch time. And one only time I ordered a sandwich, it took them 25 minutes. Then then the sandwich came with a long piece of hair in it.

Despite all this, I was still opting to give them my business as the location is close to my work. Today was the last straw, as I was enjoying my salad with the Americano I bought, when an employee told me that they cannot allow me here with the food. Reasonable, but before you direct customers out, you may want to fix your services and your sanitation issues.

Goodbye Kudo!

REPLY TO THE OWNER's COMMENT BELOW====

Dear Ma'am,

I have read your response. To begin, a "Large Americano with extra room" is not a complicated beverage. It is a drink I've been ordering all my life, and I find it perplexing that you are labeling it as something so special that you are having to train your stuff to cater to my special interests. Please...

My main frustration, however, stems from the response I received after expressing my concerns. I have been giving you my business for months despite a slew of issues, which included product quality, service, wait time, training, understaffing. Rather than acknowledging the issues, the blame was unfairly shifted to me as an unreasonable customer. I find your defensive reaction to be disheartening.

It's important to understand that the reputation of your establishment is directly tied to the quality of your service and products. As a customer who has remained patient and understanding despite repeated disappointments, I hope that my concerns are taken seriously and that efforts will be made to address these issues moving forward.

Thank you for considering my feedback and wishing your establishment the...

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