Nick R.
So, I have never written a review for anything in my entire life BUT feel as if its necessary that I share my experience at Cavanaugh's with the Yelp community. To be fair the food is above average for bar fare and the vibe is cool BUT...I have just left from having lunch there and had a brown German cockroach crawl from my plate. To say I am disgusted is an understatement. I immediately notified the owner who was on premises to tell him what happened. He said "I'm sorry about that" and took my plate away and had the waitress tell my co-worker and I that "it's on the house and we are good to go"(no chance I was paying for that anyway). I am unsure what I expected in regards to making this right but the reaction from the staff did not feel genuine or surprised that this happened. I find it appalling that the owner himself did not come out and have a conversation and make some sort of gesture, be it a gift card(to somewhere else) his sincere apologies or something to acknowledge that something of this magnitude just happened. I felt compelled to call the Department of Public Health and write this review as a warning to future patrons until this situation has been resolved. You can review what actions were taken by the Department of Public health by going on their website after 30 days at : phila.gov/health/foodpro… and searching for "Cavanaugh's Restaurant". You can also see past reports of mold on ice cubes and in ice machines, evidence of roach, mouse and fly droppings and multiple other disgusting health violations. Roaches carry a host of diseases, viruses and bacteria as they host on human feces and live in extremely unsanitary conditions. Please eat here at your own risk.