A restaurant on Toronto's Danforth strip now has its facade plastered with some very assertive signage in response to issues the location apparently had with local food delivery drivers when it was open.

A number of public-facing messages can be found at the entrance of Kachiguda Junction, an outpost of a local Indian chain located near Chester Station at 505 Danforth Avenue. But, the latest additions are by far the most noticeable, printed in large font on multiple giant placards that ask couriers from Uber Eats, DoorDash and other such services not to congregate out front.

The posters, which hang in the former bistro and bar's main doorway and front windows, read, "Delivery drivers: do NOT loiter or park your bikes in front of the entrances to the building," and warn that "Violators will be prosecuted." 

They are also posted inside the door to the adjacent address, indicating that this could have been a move from the building's owner rather than any individual business, though the targeted drivers would presumably be those picking up orders from Kachiguda.

I see your small pizza shop signs and raise you this storefront on Danforth.
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A passerby who noticed the posted demands shared a photo of the storefront to the Toronto subreddit over the weekend, adding that they were only able to capture "about half the signs" in the picture, and that they "wonder what the patrons think of it."

A number of people jumped in with their own remarks on the etiquette — or lack thereof — of food delivery drivers in the city, in their experience, sympathizing with the motivations behind the PSAs.

"My local bar in the west end is on Uber Eats, and in just a handful of times of hanging out there, I've witnessed so many delivery drivers being insanely rude and abusive towards the staff," one person wrote. "I wouldn't have believed how aggressive they were if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, so I can absolutely understand why people have started putting up these signs."

"They would ride their scooters through the door and right up to the counter if they had a choice," said another, to which someone else replied "they would also run you down on the sidewalk just to deliver a hotdog."

"When you have to ask people for common courtesy. SMH," still another added.

Others agreed that they understood where the owners were coming from regarding the offending "thoughtless knobs" and "inconsiderate jerks" who block restaurant doorways with their vehicles, but questioned what action anyone could really take towards those that don't comply with the signs, which are clearly a scare tactic.

blogTO has reached out to Kachiguda Junction for further information about the signs, who installed them, and what happened to inspire them, though this location of the restaurant is presently listed as temporarily closed on Google, and the space is up for sale.