Fast Food Workers, What Would You Never Order? (r/AskReddit)

people who work in fast food what is one item from your menu you would never order when I worked at seven - eleven years ago one of the things we got was a nachos machine which had a big glass bin full of chips and two heated cookers with spigots on the bottom one for chili and one for cheese it was pretty popular I don't know if there was supposed to be some cleaning schedule but we never had one cleaning it meant emptying the cookers which wasted food the boss said in any case the cheese one wasn't so bad when it was low we just dumped in another tub of cheese some oily separation but it seemed okay the chili on the other hand tended to mold which crept up the insides of the cooker when it got low we'd scoop the mold off the top and wipe the inside a bit then just dump another batch of new Chilean on top of the old if I weren't young and stupid about things then I'd probably have said something but all I did was avoid the stuff myself the cheese and chili come in bags now and a pinch tubes bout no food actually touches the Machine anymore probably cause of you cheap boss and cheap bosses everywhere I didn't work there but I went to a subway once and got a fountain drink with my son I thought I saw something tiny drop into my cup when I was pouring some sprite but didn't pay much mind and put the lid on later on when I had almost finished drinking it I remembered the thing I thought I'd seen took the lid off and behold many tiny ends I was hanging out with a bunch of people I didn't really know during this I just put the lid back on and stared at the wall in silence this reminds me of when I ate an entire bowl of cereal and a spider crawled out of the milk at the bottom not fast food but I worked in a movie theater and found out only two of the inside metal trays of the popcorn machine were cleaned weekly I took it upon myself to dismantle it and clean the rest of the machine it was lined in the corners with MELD probably dating back to when the machine was originally purchased not every machine out there is fully cleaned as places just cleaned the most used pieces dang we had to clean those B out every night closing fricking sucked because of those bass Burger King made me clean the fryer hoods with a spray bottle and paper towels while the fryers were on and in use I could hear the degrees are sizzling as it hit the grease I'm surprised people didn't get sick Taco Bell was the same way someone actually spilled a bottle of that cleaner in our fryer and the manager wouldn't let us change the oil because the cleaner is non-toxic I work at Taco Bell and there's not one specific item I wouldn't order I just would never get anything within an hour before closing because it's not going to be as good at all I worked in a Taco Bell that was open 24 hours any food prepared after 2:00 a.m. was made with minimal effort worked at Pizza Hut both delivery and restaurant and honestly everything is pretty alright but we are having a North Carolina Pete so right now which is fairly popular and man that pulled pork smells like cat food and that drizzle is the most confusing taste ever imagine cane sugar honey mustard cayenne pepper turmeric and Al's 30 grams of sugar / 100g and barbecue base if I work in full service but this is a good rule of thumb for any place you go to don't order a different ingredient is only used in one or two dishes that ingredient is going to not be as fresh because it's not used as often along the same lines don't order dish that fit a restricted diet if that diet isn't popular in your area the only exception to this rule is a small menu or what the restaurant is known for typically these go together and they are either cheap beets are really expensive Dunkin Donuts never get the key lattice the machines that the one I worked were hardly cleaned also if you want fresh doughnuts go to one with a bakery and not one that gets them shipped from other locations they change them out every 12 hours I've seen too many moldy ice containers for the soda fountain to ever order a soda I make do do with what I have at home get a 50 seek hand soda from the vending machine at work or get a bottle of water if I'm eating on the run I've found it's actually a little cheaper most times the combos meals are cheaper than say a burger and fries and drink separately but more than just burger and fries for all of you saying don't get ice just soda I have bad news about the cleanliness of the soda nozzles at most fast-food places don't get any of the asiago cheese or cinnamon sugar bagels from the gun barrel road pan or a bread in Chattanooga TN they may contain skin flakes from the bakery managers leg I personally witnessed her pinching the wet dough without gloves scratch a rash on her leg and go right back to pinching the bagels those varieties start with holes that are pinched closed and toppings are placed in the resulting divot delicious when done - saw also standing water roaches and ethical do business actually I'd be shocked if she wasn't five years ago and it's probably all fine now but better safe than sorry this was satisfyingly specific subway tuner is literal poison in a container it is always several days older than expiration I used to walk on shift and throw it out by look along dang I always thought that was the best it tastes good and I haven't died from it yet I never worked in fast food but I did work in a grocery store that had one of those quick service food bars that they would empty and sanitize every night after closing I didn't work in the food department but in the produce section one night just after closing before they had emptied them I was mopping the floor nearby and a mouse unearthed itself from inside the pasta salad tray hopped down onto the floor and ran off so the pasta salad that mouse had just absolutely indulged itself I used to work at Subway and I'll never eat a tuna sandwich this is like five comments about Subway tuna now take note folks I don't want to read anything negative about Taco Bell's shredded chicken burrito do we understand each other don't take that from me please don't take that from me the only thing I've seen in here about Taco Bell is no black beans as they sit sometimes in developer film and jalapenos it seems so long as it's a newer Taco Bell we're safe you'll see these comments and BuzzFeed and top 10 YouTube videos soon number 14 Burger King foot lettuce I worked at a chick-fil-a and everything there is usually great quality however I would not recommend getting a Ghana salad that is legitimately the grossest egg I've ever eaten on a more positive note not a lot of people get strips which are in my opinion the best-tasting chicken I frickin love chick-fil-a literally everyone I've been to has some of the nicest stuff I've ever dealt with at a fast food place bean of them all over the country they actually seem like they're happy to be there plus the chicken is hands-down the best chicken I've had at any fast food place ever also they use the tiny ice cubes that don't melt and instantly water down your drink don't get lava cakes for delivery they are really great but they are dang near impossible to keep intact in the insulated bags that are used for delivery they are small and therefore easily crushed by an experienced drivers and also the sauce melts through the cake because the main dishes eg pizza are hotter than it it's frickin Milton nice to see Taco Bell going strong after looking at all these comments work at a Taco Bell plenty I wish you wouldn't order but quality wise nothing I wouldn't order only thing that I've ever seen sit a gross amount is black beans I worked at a popular Midwestern pizza chain for a while the pizza was really good and the ingredients were fresh with the sauce and dough being made fresh every morning and the veggies delivered whole and sliced and diced by hand along with whole blocks of mozzarella being shredded throughout the day good food felt good about making it and serving it literally the only thing we got that was consistently gross was the letters we were used for sandwiches and salads it would come press read it in a plastic bag that was who knows how old and would turn brown and slimy seemingly within the first hour or two and I think that's par for the course when our store opened on Chicago's North Side we took the freaking neighborhood by storm people instantly became downright addicted to the pizza but at least once a week people would call in or walk and angry about how disgusting the salad was also seafood my golden rule is never to eat seafood unless the place actually specializes in seafood I worked at McDonald's don't get breakfast after lunch starts up it sucks for the employees but also if we can we are just gonna microwave your food biscuits grevilles muffins folded eggs it's all gonna get nuked especially if we are real busy I also don't recommend bacon we let it sit out for a good while sometimes if I'm going to McDonald's I don't really expect anything above microwave level tastes anyways have worked at Five Guys for eight years and it's genuinely the cleanest environment you could imagine bored or anything you're good including the milkshakes machines are cleaned every night and deep cleaned once a week same with the freestyles or soda fountains I also worked at Five Guys and holy crap it's the cleanest restaurant I've ever been in worked in straight-up neat freaks in every aspect and it's awesome everything is so fresh and everything is cleaned daily sweet tea I worked at McDonald's for a couple years and once they ran out of clean bags for the sweet tea so they kept rinsing out the old one that have had so many creases you couldn't really get it clean they kept using it and using it and stuff started growing in it disgusting why the heck did I post this ignorance is bliss I loved their sweet tea I work at Five Guys literally everything is stupid fresh and clean but the grilled onions and mushrooms might sit longer than desired I work at a slower store service might not even be an issue it is amazing when a place does this can really taste a difference I love Five Guys I worked at Starbucks for four years your food is safe we had this company called acacia and they went behind the health inspector and did detailed inspections I couldn't have my nails painted for four years food was checked a couple of times a day with thermometers and we would fail if we had a sanitizer rag outside of the bucket like on a counter trust me that place is safe dude EKOS you put the fear of God into mice box we never failed but we were always scared to fail I agree with your assessment everything there was pretty safe I have a personal vendetta against animal flies from an N Out not that they're bad or the ingredients not fresh but they're such a ripoff you could literally get a cheese fry and ask for a side of spread and grilled onions and put it in yourself for half the price animal fries are almost the same price as a double-double like anyways thanks for coming to my TED talk back when Taco Bell sold lime aids we actually used whole limes and cut them up when we needed them but kept a case of them in the walk-in cooler I went to grab some to prep for the day and almost all of them were moldy I told the manager about it and she told me to cut them anyway I refused and threw the case out in other words any kind of fruit item should be examined thoroughly before consumption if they ever brought lime aids back I would never drink one Jimmy John's here there is a group of sandwiches called Slim's that are only meat or meat and cheese that are popular for those with kids and I've tried them all except the slim six the slim six is just two pieces of problem cheese on bread it might not be the grossest thing ever but since JJ's doesn't have a way to toast sandwiches it doesn't sound good to me since it's just two pieces of cold bland cheese on bread I passed by a gas station that has a fast-food franchise called crispy crunchy chicken I know the answer is to literally not get anything from there but what the heck is that place in my opinion they have some dang good biscuits they have some kind of honey butter drizzled over them Arby's already has a bad rap I actually like it well enough but under no circumstances should you get to beef n cheddar make them put a cheddar slice on it like civilized people I'll just say this cleaning out the cheese goop pump when closing was enough to prepare me for working with human stool sputum and blood lab specimens without blinking years later I've told this before but I worked at a Japanese casual fast-food restaurant for a while and we had this thing called a volcano roll it cost $7.25 a California roll their cost $3.75 the volcano rhodol was a Cali roll cut into the shape of a triangle and topped with spicy mayo that has been heated up with about $10 worth of fish literally just a few bits you are much better off ordering a Cali roll and paying $50 extra for spicy mayo on the side and asking them to heat it up I had one guy come in with a girl and he ordered a couple of regular rolls like spicy tuna and yellowtail along with a volcano roll when served in the restaurant unless they asked us we would put the sauce on top so it looked nice like a volcano when I brought that roll over he was like oh I didn't know you guys put the sauce on I've only gotten it for pickup and the sauce is always on the side I don't really like it could you bring me one one without it I tried not to laugh and said sure I went back in the sushi chef asked what was wrong I told him that he didn't like the sauce and one one without it he laughed and said all right so he took a Cali roll cut it up and put it on the plate I brought it back to the guy and he was super pumped basically the sky paid seven dollars and 25 cents for a roll that would have cost him $3.75 and me and the sushi chef got to split a free volcano roll normally I would have just told him about it if the dude was being pretty arrogant the entire time I'm guessing to act like he was a sushi expert to impress the girl he was with I actually vaguely remember reading this from before being a decade since I work there but don't get chicken fries at Burger King my local BK's chicken fries were rock solid and barely anything inside it was 80% breading that I actually couldn't bite through I've had great chicken fries before just not locally I did the ctrl F to see if anyone claimed to work at Starbucks and say don't order the chicken sausage biscuit I found nothing good because that crap is fire nice try Starbucks marketing team I work at Culver's I'd eat and have eaten everything on the menu nothing about our food prep cleanliness scares me off of anything not all the food is low-calorie mind you edit while never expected all the love for calvo's not a super huge brand but it is six hundred and sixty two restaurants strong mainly in the heart of the country one of the best and most difficult things about the brand is that they are all individually owned and operated except a few family store remain so all Culver's and your experience rely on a present and engaged owner operator without that the place may be like some have described while all core values outgoing hospitality fresh made-to-order food yet are expected at all stores sadly that is not always the case PS no our burgers are not soaked in butter I've been to many Culver's including some in different states of all the fast food chains Culver's consistently has the friendliest staff I wonder what the secret more all sources every time I go in there doesn't surprise me they would have top notch operations in the back of the house now I want a butter burger while I would never order anything from Panda Express anymore because I got sick of all the food but if they still have Mandarin chicken on the menu it's literally just chicken that comes on a bag and gets microwaved for five minutes before getting dumped into the serving dish so that not quite a direct answer good pretty funny as a young dude I was part of a crew doing relief work after Katrina 14 I think at the time so many of the nation's so many companies trying to help one such company was Chiquita banana the donated a shipping container worth of bananas now keep in mind where we were 80% of people still have no power we have an industrial kitchen thrown together literally from plywood duct tape and vinyl screen all set on a cement slab that survived maybe three industrial fridges day one over 20 ish day shift guys our bananas are rotted we saved what we can plus 100 heat no rain since the storm can you move the rest to the dumpster I didn't know what banana death smelled like I didn't know what yellow death tasted like or felt like slimy brown juice is calling their way down my clothes into my soul then every day every meal a dish with banana when I came home I couldn't eat bananas or even be around the smell without gagging for two years I loved banana pudding and now can eat it again it's pretty well known how Wendy's chili is made and although I know it's healthy and fine and possibly even tasty after having to prepare the meat hundreds of times there is no way it's ever going in my mouth I worked at McDonald's is for five years never order the milkshakes the Machine often breaks and when it does the milk base stays inside until it is fix usually causing to go bad the machine is kind of cleaned but never as good as it should be every time there is a limited-time shake that says shamrock or eggnog the syrup pipes get all gunked up and the only way to fix that is to shove something in the pipe like a broken fork or chopsticks to dislodge the gunk I haven't been able to order a milkshake in the last five years because the machines are always broken you have been visited by the safety dog ow subscribe and you will be safe from all danger for 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Published: Tue Dec 31 2019