Restraunts... the good the bad and the ugly!

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 4:51 pm

I have an Ecuadorian friend. He went to Quito on vacation and the street vendors sell dog on a stick, like ke-bab. He tried it. He came back with a tape worm. Is this the kind of thing were looking for here ?

St Ives · Post by **St Ives** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 5:53 pm

Jamie Olivers kitchen is spotless you could eat off the floor - Kit the guy who was his mentor back in the old days before he was the nakid chef used to make them clean down the kitchens to be almost sterile. I had the misfortune to work there during my training. He was a slave driver. Jamie Oliver was great though.

Our kitchens at work were spotless too - had the guys from environmental health pop around unexpected - so they had to be. Geoff, the head-chef was proud of that, no matter what part of service we were in he passed every time.

I think it is a great idea to be able to watch the kitchens at work - two reasons first - improves healthy standards and second - stops chefs from being to much a prima donna Trust me they can be!

SOJOURNER · Post by **SOJOURNER** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:47 pm

Far Rider wrote: Out of the butter thread and into the fire!

Tell me the horror stories that you know of....

Whilst cleaning a hood with a steam machine I had the owner of a chinese restraunt ask me to clean his garbage bins out... I said, "oh ok, old food stains?" he said no thats where they throw the cat carcasses...... say what????

It floored me for a minute...but I think he was serious? :-3

You mean the stringy meat in the Won Ton Soup

isn't water buffalo meat!?

St Ives · Post by **St Ives** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:59 pm

Where Jamie Oliver came from was 5 star yes

Where I worked last - no stars

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 7:06 am

Far Rider wrote: Im not familiar with these type rest. What type place is it 5star?

The kind of places that charge a weeks wages for 'posh nosh'...some good and some overated although I have no first hand experience. I have more of a Neros and McDonalds budget...but I like it that way. ....don't have to put on airs and graces then.....but it is nice to do a bit of 'posh' as a treat sometimes.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 3:24 pm

Far Rider wrote: Im with you Bez..give me a ribs rest or an all you can eat chicken and pizza buffet anyday to them posh high falutin places! No five star for me!

what's your favourite way with chicken then Far...I love it whichever way it's cooked....latest fave is Fajitas.

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 5:11 pm

went for a meal last month to a local hotel i'd had many delicious meals in before, when my dish arrived it looked fab until that is i cut into the chicken, it was raw

the management dident seem that concerned & offered me a Ã‚£10 voucher off next time

i wont be going back!!!!!!!!!!!!

anyone want a Ã‚£10 voucher?

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 5:30 pm

Far Rider wrote: oh no.. not acceptable... the manager would be wearing my meal and he'd be bringin me another... ahahaha but then again Im a bit taller than you! maybe a tad more intimidating!

agreed

think in the uk we tend not to complain when really we should

St Ives · Post by **St Ives** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 6:10 pm

You really should tell them - how can they improve if they think they doing a good job!

There are ways to complain that get great results and ways that just **** people off so they just wanna get rid of you.

I like constructive critism best - works a charm :-6

Raw chicken is dangerous - salmonela to name one - makes you very ill and can have long term effects - my dad disabled due to 'food posioning' 17 years ago

Mookey1229 · Post by **Mookey1229** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:40 pm

We had a great little drive thru :driving: hamburger joint here in town that made the best burgers. It was owned and run by a local church. They woud hire the teens to come in and run it. Found out one of the boys had been peeing in the pickle relish jar as a joke. Never went there again. It soon closed after that.

:yh_sick

Jives · Post by **Jives** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:47 pm

I worked in lots of restaurants when I was younger.

Best prank? One little drop of Visine in a rude customer's drink will give them extreme diarrhea for a week!

(Caution: two drops will make them die of diarrhea!!)

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:41 am

I worked as a dishwasher in a little Mexican restraunt when I was in highschool. The kitchen was totally disgusting, and the fact they reused chips and salsa if a table had not eaten all of thiers really grossed me out. They also reused the spices served with Menudo.