Peoria Heights (WEEK) – Monday morning, the Cayenne restaurant in Peoria Heights announced that one of its employees had tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend.
The owner revealed later in the afternoon that the employees’ brother actually tested positive. They decided to stay closed for the day and thoroughly clean all their restaurants.
“Minutes before you entered the door, I was told by the viewer of this location that the brother of the employee with whom he went to test was a positive test and who is a minor and gave his brothers phone number for him. to call … found that out when he got his negative test results back today, ”says Travis Mohlenbrink, president and owner of Spice Hospitality.
Despite the mix in tests, Travis Mohlenbrink says they are still taking precautionary measures and shutting down four of its properties; Cayenne, Sugar, Thyme and Industry Brewing for the day to continue sanitizing.
“We’re still moving forward with our deep cleaning, we were already in the middle of it. Whether it costs money in one day or not, I think it’s the hard thing to do,” says Mohlenbrink.
There is no mandate for a restaurant to close if an employee tests positive, but Mohelbrink says despite the loss in profits he would have made today from his concept dinner venues, he wanted people to know that he takes this seriously and that he care hat.
“Today we are not only closing four companies, but we are paying people to come in and do a thorough cleaning,” says Mohelbrink.
As for the employee who tested positive for the brother, Mohelbrink says he was in contact with his IDPH and the employee will be in self-guarantee.
