Gross things food servers do

[AKA_Monet]

I haven't seen overt violations by food servers I know public health food inspectors and the kinds of flagrant fouls they seek.

I have seen customers unwittingly not know how to do things. Like hacking into their hands then touching surfaces--like grocery carts.

I have seen folks pick their noses then try to shake my hand...

Generally, you look for burnt food and they kind of smells associated. If it is too old and just left heating for more than 3 hours (I think), then I would NEVER buy it. If you have to eat it, then fry the hayle out of it in the microwave. But even then, you may not be safe.

Also, you really should limit your fast food intake to no more than 3X per month.

But those nasty rats running around at that Taco Bell in NYC, there was a Science article that discussed the genetic behavior of these animals... I know it is posted there.

[JonInKC]

This reminds me of a related issue. Having seen things on tv and listening to what people who worked in the restaurant/food industry have actually told me, I have some advice.

Don't ever be nasty to the staff, and don't ever send something back. Once the chef/staff gets through with it, it will be much worse than it was before. If you have a problem with the food, I would ask for the manager and see if you can get compensated or something.

[EE-BO]

Originally Posted by JonInKC

Don't ever be nasty to the staff, and don't ever send something back. Once the chef/staff gets through with it, it will be much worse than it was before. If you have a problem with the food, I would ask for the manager and see if you can get compensated or something.

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Originally Posted by JonInKC

Don't ever be nasty to the staff, and don't ever send something back. Once the chef/staff gets through with it, it will be much worse than it was before. If you have a problem with the food, I would ask for the manager and see if you can get compensated or something.

The only time I'll send something back to the staff is if my meat's not cooked well enough. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have to eat a bleeding piece of meat/chicken just because I should be worried about what the kitchen might do to it.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

I haven't seen overt violations by food servers I know public health food inspectors and the kinds of flagrant fouls they seek.

I have seen customers unwittingly not know how to do things. Like hacking into their hands then touching surfaces--like grocery carts.

I have seen folks pick their noses then try to shake my hand...

Generally, you look for burnt food and they kind of smells associated. If it is too old and just left heating for more than 3 hours (I think), then I would NEVER buy it. If you have to eat it, then fry the hayle out of it in the microwave. But even then, you may not be safe.

Also, you really should limit your fast food intake to no more than 3X per month.

But those nasty rats running around at that Taco Bell in NYC, there was a Science article that discussed the genetic behavior of these animals... I know it is posted there.

Woah. This post is Earparific.

Maybe health inspectors are more strict up here in Michigan because I've never seen the dip procedure to wash glasses. Most places, including bars, will have a dishwasher or one of those power wash thingies in the kitchen. If they run out of glasses on an insanely busy night, the bars usually have big clear plastic cups for beer and not so fancy mixed drinks.

Some of these stories scare me. If we ever saw one of our servers or cooks do something to food they'd most likely be fired. And for those people who actually would do that, think of how you'd feel if you got a messed up order or something didn't taste right somewhere and one of the staff did something to your food. Pretty gross.

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

Woah. This post is Earparific.

Maybe health inspectors are more strict up here in Michigan because I've never seen the dip procedure to wash glasses. Most places, including bars, will have a dishwasher or one of those power wash thingies in the kitchen. If they run out of glasses on an insanely busy night, the bars usually have big clear plastic cups for beer and not so fancy mixed drinks.

Some of these stories scare me. If we ever saw one of our servers or cooks do something to food they'd most likely be fired. And for those people who actually would do that, think of how you'd feel if you got a messed up order or something didn't taste right somewhere and one of the staff did something to your food. Pretty gross.

Not the ones in Northern MI, they do the dip all the time at bars there.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

Not the ones in Northern MI, they do the dip all the time at bars there.

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[KatieKate1244]

I would like to say nothing nasty was ever done at any of the resturants I've worked at...Last summer at the resturant I worked at, a woman did something to the toliets in a restroom, and flooded the entire place. There was about 2-3 inches of nasty sewer water in the entire resturant (and freezers), and the place was shut down for a day and half to clean it all up. All the food should have been thrown away, but the owners said if it was above a certain height and sealed to keep it. I didn't eat there for about 2 weeks, and advised people to do the same.