CINCINNATI -- Eli's BBQ was robbed at gunpoint Monday morning but stayed open for the lunch rush, according to its owners.
The restaurant's official Twitter account tweeted about the incident Monday afternoon.
We are open at our riverside location today. Despite the earlier robbery at gunpoint.
— Eli's BBQ (@ElisBBQCincy) March 7, 2016
District 2 police are investigating the robbery but said they have no details to share in regards to the case.
No one was hurt, Eli's tweeted. The staff was "just a bit rattled." They later laughed off the situation with customers on Twitter.
@Juice_Rettig I know it's cheap to begin with
— Eli's BBQ (@ElisBBQCincy) March 7, 2016
@PMThorX that's exactly what we said. Armed robbery charge....can't make it count?
— Eli's BBQ (@ElisBBQCincy) March 7, 2016
