I work in the restaurant equipment industry, and will never eat out again. Do you know that you can, and should, ask to see the kitchen?
2006-11-02 12:03:19 · 12 answers · asked by Cannibal 4 in Dining Out ➔ Other - Dining Out
Ive worked in the restaurant business for 35 years....like all things, some are good...some are not so good,you are however right when you say, you CAN and SHOULD ask to see the kitchen,if your told you cant...say goodbye...if there is no secrets...there is nothing to hide.
2006-11-02 12:42:51 · answer #1 · answered by plloud 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work in a restaurant. A very good restaurant. We have been rated #1 for 3 yrs - open for 6 yrs. Other three yrs were #2. Health inspector pops in and says very good things about us. Kitchen crew who come in say this is the cleanest restuarant they've ever worked in, so everyone tries to keep it that way. Very small turnaround in kitchen & front of the house. That means alot too. Guess it's just good management (which I'm not, just so you know) People I work for know what they're doing, and it shows!
So, to answer your question, I didn't know that, it's a good thing to know, though. Guess I better pass that on! Good question!
2006-11-02 16:16:13 · answer #2 · answered by hey you 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to have a buffet lunch every Saturday at a local popular Indian restaurant. Once I asked how they made the Tandoori chicken and the chef came out and took me into the kitchen and showed me the Tandoor oven. It seemed to be clean. I didn't realize that you can ask to see the kitchen in a restaurant. I don't think I'd have the nerve to ask even though I'd like to.
2006-11-02 12:19:40 · answer #3 · answered by Rohoabcd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all restaurant kitchens are disgusting. I used to work in the kitchen in a certain restaurant and to this day that is still my favorite restaurant of all time.
2006-11-02 12:35:52 · answer #4 · answered by Drew2U 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to waitress. The restaurants I worked in were very clean. But I did work at a meat packing plant and couldn't eat beef for 6 months.
2006-11-03 00:27:33 · answer #5 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kitchen could be seen from the hostess stand. No secrets there, and always got good marks on my inspections. The customers graded me more on the cleanliness of my bathrooms. If the bathroom was clean, they knew the kitchen was clean. Seriously!
And I had no shame in letting anyone see my kitchen.
2006-11-03 04:42:38 · answer #6 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You answered your own question. I don't really want to know because I wouldn't eat there again. If you think about it, there are many things that would change your life if you took the time to notice. For example, what really happens at a chicken farm? Do you really think any food you buy at the store is bug-free. Bugs get into every factory and food product our world makes. Some things are better left unseen.
2006-11-02 12:11:50 · answer #7 · answered by Ami Lynn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't say I really wanted to see the kitchen. Most don't even seem like they have time to keep the kitchen as clean as they should. I don't even like to go to there bathrooms. I rather not see there kitchen.
2006-11-02 13:08:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work in fast food. So I do know what a kitchen looks like just be sure to pray over your food first.
2006-11-02 12:48:08 · answer #9 · answered by G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went to a Krispy Kreme factory for a field trip there was about an inch or two of dough covering the entire floor everywhere it was disgusting and then they gave us donots to eat afterrwards. only one person ate them and she was like three hundred pounds and order two dozen more to take home. so go figure
2006-11-02 12:11:15 · answer #10 · answered by Bee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋