Lincoln Cafe, Columbus

The Lincoln Cafe is located at 740 E. Long Street in the Columbus, Ohio, building pictured.

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An Ohio cop has been hospitalized after eating a sandwich containing glass shards, according to multiple reports.

The Columbus Dispatch reports police officer Quoc Nguyen took multiple bites of a crunchy sandwich from the Lincoln Cafe in Columbus on Monday afternoon. He reportedly noticed a "grisly texture" and realized there was pieces of glass inside it after started bleeding from the mouth.

The Associated Press reports Nguyen was held overnight at Ohio Health Grant Medical Center and is expected to be OK.

Columbus Police said Tuesday there's no reason to suspect the glass in the sandwich was intentional, but shut down the restaurant to investigate and interview staff.

Columbus Public Health officials told ABC 6 that there was nothing wrong with the food, but several glass plates with chips on the rim and four small pieces of clear broken glass were found under the drying rack. A spokesperson for the health department said finding glass in food is extremely rare.

Backlash started appearing on Yelp and Facebook from outraged users, but a Yelp Community Manager told Columbus Underground that the site was working to remove inauthentic consumer experiences. Negative comments still appear on Facebook.

"Don't think for a second this was an accident. Why didn't glass make it's way to other customers food? Just a coincidence? Too many of those happening lately, let's shut this place down," one user complained.

"If [the glass] was intentionally put there then you need to determine who did it and fire them. They should also be charged with a crime. If it was unintentional then your establishment sounds sloppy, at best, in the way in which it prepares food that is supposed to e safe to eat to its customers," another wrote.

"How much is the glass sandwich?" a sarcastic comment asked.

Leon Lewis, a manager at the Lincoln Cafe, told NBC 4 that there have never been any incidents involving authorities in the past.

"We have a good customer base. The Columbus Police Department supports my business so there are no issues. The Columbus Police Department works well with our business," Lewis said.

It's unclear if the restaurant has been shut down permanently as of Thursday morning.