DonnyD
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Well, I can't really say I have a phobia about things concerning fast food joints nad restaurants but I definitely do have things that I watch out for.
Fast food joints: Persons who serve you are seldom seen washing their hands. You'll often see them wiping their noses or something, then handling your food.... even though it is usually packaged, it kinda grosses me out. I have been known to walk out of a joint if I notice anything like this.
Restaurants: I'll give one encounter as an example...
Some friends of mine opened a new restaurant recently and I decided to have lunch there. Within 15 minutes I witnessed the following:
1) Waitress came from the kitchen licking her fingers. Did not wash hands... went straight to the serving utensils and began wrapping them.
2) Owner of restaurant came out of kitchen licking HIS hands... I knew this experience was gonna be bad
3) Noted another waitress through kitchen serving window, looking down as if she was in the process of preparing something, then running her hand through her hair a few times during this. Then she came out of kitchen with two salads.
4) Went through the buffett line and the serving lady was saying something about a bandaid not sticking well. Handed me my plate and then I saw it... a loose bandaid on her hand that was holding the plate. After serving me, she proceeded to a bar ( in plain view of all) and changed her bandaid.
5) Another friend of mine was there cooking some of his "famous" chicken and dumplins'. I had a small serving of these and my first bite, I got a bone. The first three bites, I got three bones! I picked around the chicken parts to eat the dumplins. Then my friend who made the dumplins (which were VERY good, BTW) came out to tell me NOT to eat the dumplins.... the owner had run out of chicken breast and had used leg parcels for the meat, and obviously had not boned them well at all.
Give me a break!!! All this in 15 minutes and I have to add, I have never gone back. I know that my friend who owns this restaurant is a very heavy smoker.... wonder where he puts his ashes.....
I actually iddn't go in the restaurant to look for these things.... they just jumped out at me.
Let's hear some of yall's experiences at some food venues....
Fast food joints: Persons who serve you are seldom seen washing their hands. You'll often see them wiping their noses or something, then handling your food.... even though it is usually packaged, it kinda grosses me out. I have been known to walk out of a joint if I notice anything like this.
Restaurants: I'll give one encounter as an example...
Some friends of mine opened a new restaurant recently and I decided to have lunch there. Within 15 minutes I witnessed the following:
1) Waitress came from the kitchen licking her fingers. Did not wash hands... went straight to the serving utensils and began wrapping them.
2) Owner of restaurant came out of kitchen licking HIS hands... I knew this experience was gonna be bad
3) Noted another waitress through kitchen serving window, looking down as if she was in the process of preparing something, then running her hand through her hair a few times during this. Then she came out of kitchen with two salads.
4) Went through the buffett line and the serving lady was saying something about a bandaid not sticking well. Handed me my plate and then I saw it... a loose bandaid on her hand that was holding the plate. After serving me, she proceeded to a bar ( in plain view of all) and changed her bandaid.
5) Another friend of mine was there cooking some of his "famous" chicken and dumplins'. I had a small serving of these and my first bite, I got a bone. The first three bites, I got three bones! I picked around the chicken parts to eat the dumplins. Then my friend who made the dumplins (which were VERY good, BTW) came out to tell me NOT to eat the dumplins.... the owner had run out of chicken breast and had used leg parcels for the meat, and obviously had not boned them well at all.
Give me a break!!! All this in 15 minutes and I have to add, I have never gone back. I know that my friend who owns this restaurant is a very heavy smoker.... wonder where he puts his ashes.....
I actually iddn't go in the restaurant to look for these things.... they just jumped out at me.
Let's hear some of yall's experiences at some food venues....