Hart's Buffet

[ishoot308]

To me there is nothing more disgusting than a buffet in a public restaurant! I just cannot bring myself to eat food that has been plopped in warming platters, sitting for God knows how long, having people parade in front of it while being looked at, sneezed at and handled by who knows how many people with dry skin, dirty hands, and hairy arms!! Yuck!!

Ill take my food served on a clean plate direct from the kitchen oven or grill then served directly to me at my table with very limited handling in between!!...

Dan

[Susie Cougar]

Lol. I guess you’ve never worked in a restaurant.

[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by Susie Cougar

Lol. I guess you’ve never worked in a restaurant.

Actually my wife WAS in the restaurant business...retired from that now...

[Biggd]

Originally Posted by ishoot308

To me there is nothing more disgusting than a buffet in a public restaurant! I just cannot bring myself to eat food that has been plopped in warming platters, sitting for God knows how long, having people parade in front of it while being looked at, sneezed at and handled by who knows how many people with dry skin, dirty hands, and hairy arms!! Yuck!!

Ill take my food served on a clean plate direct from the kitchen oven or grill then served directly to me at my table with very limited handling in between!!...

Dan

Just because you can't see into the kitchen doesn't mean those things don't happen in there.

[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by Biggd

Just because you can't see into the kitchen doesn't mean those things don't happen in there.

Here's a good read! My favorite part is where it says... " eating at a buffet is like unprotected sex—a bodily gamble."

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/q...at-buffet-food

Enjoy the Golden Corral!...Be sure to say hi to Roseanne for me!!

Dan

[Susie Cougar]

Maybe my other suggestion of self serve if so many people are afraid to eat from a buffet.
I was trying to think outside of the box.
My husband has been in the food service business since forever.
I have heard all of the horror stories. 😂

[Biggd]

Originally Posted by ishoot308

Here's a good read! My favorite part is where it says... " eating at a buffet is like unprotected sex—a bodily gamble."

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/q...at-buffet-food

Enjoy the Golden Corral!...Be sure to say hi to Roseanne for me!!

Dan

I know buffets aren't the most sanitary but your a fool if you think those things aren't going on in most kitchens also. It's just out of sight out of mind. If we all saw what went on we would probably all stay home.

[winni83]

Originally Posted by Biggd

I know buffets aren't the most sanitary but your a fool if you think those things aren't going on in most kitchens also. It's just out of sight out of mind. If we all saw what went on we would probably all stay home.

So correct. My first real summer job was as a bus boy at a restaurant on the NH seacoast. The restaurant had a reputation for good food. After seeing what went on in the kitchen, I had a hard time for a while with dining out. One of my friends worked at a meat packing plant making hot dogs. The stories he told were pretty bad.