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Originally Posted by kathykd2005
Again, sometimes it just comes down to ignorance--not knowing, not stupidity--that we are talking about here. There are certain places that employ individuals who don't know not to cut raw meat on the same cutting board as they cut a salad. This seems like common sense to some, but these people really just didn't know. It's crazy when you think about how many times these things really happen. There was a news story recently where a restaurant got closed down for rats. In the previous inspection, though, no rats were found. You never know. I'm not saying to be afraid, just educate yourself.
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How can I, the consumer, educate myself, though? I mean, really? It doesn't matter what the sanitation score says; you're right, that's just one day, and who knows what they do the other 364? But if I can't walk through the kitchen and check that separate cutting boards are used for meat and greens, make sure there aren't dirty dishrags in the food sinks, and inspect under the employees' fingernails, how else am I supposed to educate myself?
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Originally Posted by kathykd2005
Whoa. See now, that is scary. That's why there are signs in the bathrooms of restaurants telling employees to "wash their hands" before returning to work.
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I was at a restaurant in Pearl Ridge a couple of months ago and went to the bathroom while my friends and I were waiting to be seated. Another girl and I came out of our stalls at the same time and started to wash our hands in the sinks and then saw a server come out of a stall and walk right out without washing her hands. The other girl and I just stared at each other, and then I said, "I hope she's not my server." I scanned the floor when we got out to our table and didn't see her anywhere, so I guess she went home. Still, if I had seen her waiting tables, I would have grabbed a manager and ratted her out. I'm sure everyone's skipped handwashing once or twice, but when you're serving other people's food, you should at least try to be sanitary.