Coyote visits Chicago sandwich shop

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CHICAGO - For one day, at least, the roadrunner was safe. It seems

the coyote was hankering for another kind of fast food. Employees and

customers at a downtown Chicago Quiznos sandwich shop were stunned to

see a coyote walk through the propped-open front door Tuesday

afternoon and lie down in a cooler stocked with fruit juice and soda.

 

" It wasn't aggressive at all, " restaurant manager Bina Patel told the

Chicago Tribune. " It was just looking around. "

 

Employees and customers calmly cleared out of the restaurant, though

some took the time to finish their sandwiches and snap some cell-

phone photos, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Animal control officers

took the passive coyote away after about 40 minutes, after a curious

crowd had gathered outside.

 

" This one definitely I will definitely remember forever. A coyote in

downtown Chicago, " Quiznos employee Rick Torres told WLS-TV.

 

The city captures 10 to 15 coyotes every year, especially in the

spring when they are most active, said Anne Kent, director of Chicago

Animal Care and Control. Veterinarians will examine the coyote and,

if he is not injured, release him into the wild.