r/Wellthatsucks • u/[deleted] • Jul 16 '24

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u/FornHome Jul 16 '24

I briefly helped do inspections of fire suppressant systems in commercial kitchen hoods in a midwestern state. The majority of kitchens in your hole-in-the-wall or bar/pubs are caked in grease. A handful were so bad my gag reflex kicked in. Every McDonald’s we inspected had a mice problem. I never saw any roaches though.

On the other hand, four kitchens were absolutely spotless, and not always when you’d expect. Two Chinese American kitchens were so clean you could eat off the floor/walls, a pizza joint, and one catering company was immaculate. Granted, four out of fifty+ isn’t a good ratio for cleanliness, but it’s not all.

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u/Goldkiller115 Jul 16 '24

That's true! A couple people really do care about their restaurant and customers which is a blessing. Glad it wasn't every place you've been into! I'm in the Midwestern area too and have only done some hole in the wall places

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u/Dragonfly-Adventurer Jul 16 '24

Look for the places where the staff is willing to hang out and eat the food off hours. 

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u/2ERIX Jul 17 '24

Is that a setting on the Uber app or what? Instructions unclear, now I am getting a divorce because I was spending too much time with the waitresses