A patron of a Connecticut Cracker Barrel restaurant pointed out that there seemed to be “nooses on the ceiling” among the décor. Since then, the restaurant company has apologized for the decorations.

Cracker Barrel later clarified that the “noose” was actually a wrapped cord that was fastened to décor pieces, but they insisted that it was “completely unacceptable” that staff members at the company overlooked the fact that the decorations didn’t actually resemble nooses before they were placed on display.

“Someone at Cracker Barrel in East Windsor needs to explain why there are nooses on the ceiling,” tweeted user Alfonso Robinson along with photos of the decorations.

That same evening, Cracker Barrel replied to a tweet stating that the “noose” decoration was actually “an original wrapped cord” that was part of a “antique soldering iron” that was on display at the East Windsor restaurant.

The eatery declared that the item has been removed since then.

When the activists got to the restaurant, PowerUp-Manchester founder Keren Prescott claimed they had a “constructive” and “positive” talk with manager Mark Smith.

Smith claimed that despite being on exhibit for 22 years, no one had spotted the noose-shaped cord until last week. Prescott was invited to look about the restaurant by him.

“You might notice things that I don’t,” the manager once commented, which I really appreciated since, as a White man, he might not view certain things the same as a Black person would, Prescott said in an interview with the Journal Inquirer.

Many people on Twitter have demanded that Cracker Barrel begin an evaluation of every décor in its stores or have proposed a date for the study to take place.

“We work hard to create a culture of hospitality that’s welcoming, respectful, and inclusive to everyone who walks through our doors,” Cracker Barrel said in a statement to Fox News. While some of the historical décor in our stores may bring back memories of bygone eras, our inclusive culture is firmly rooted in the present.

“As we previously stated, the antique soldering iron with its original wrapped cord that was part of the décor at our East Windsor store has been removed. It should have been detected and repaired before it was ever shown. We appreciate our visitor pointing it out to us so we could fix the error.