I find, in most cases, it’s best not to pry too much into the behind the scenes areas of your average restaurant.  So long as it passes the health inspection and I don’t see any rats, I really don’t want to know what goes on.  That’s why it is with great trepidation that I pass along these 10 dirty restaurant secrets, and regale the readership with one of my more disgusting restaurant episodes.

If you have a weak stomach, I suggest you go watch this adorable video of baby ducks being rescued from a swimming pool.

When I was a kid, the family used to routinely eat at all-you-can-eat restaurants, which are probably the worst sort of restaurants you can eat at, both in terms of quality and in terms of germs.  However, the worst experience I had wasn’t with the buffet, it was with the actual made-to-order food.  I knew not to order a well-done steak, because that’s how restaurants get rid of the worst cuts of meat, but little did I know to poke around in the rolls before eating them.  Once, when biting into a roll, I pulled back with my mouth full of bread to discover, baked into the bread, was a blue plastic bandage.

Gross, right?  We did get our meal free, but after finding that, would you really want to keep chowing down?  I think not.  Should’ve gotten them to pay for a meal at a different, better restaurant instead.

Tags: restaurants, dirty secrets, behind the scenes, fast food, restaurant secrets, health code violations, food horror stories

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