ain't got no better food like some chicken wings some baby back ribs some fries or something
you love dining out but sometimes you wonder what to order well we're here to help narrow
down your choices as restaurant workers reveal 10 items people should never order ever
say no to the buffet it says it's all you can eat well it's all you can eat but what's the
difference if i give it to somebody else though you may be tempted because you think you'll be
getting way more food for your money never ever eat your meals at a buffet when you see a buffet
turn around and walk away think about how many people may have already touched those utensils you
were about to use to fish out a heaping helping of something or other to put upon their plate
if you're realistic you know that you're not going to sanitize your hands a hundred times per meal
let's face it if you're in line at the buffet you'll not just be passing around
the serving spoons but you'll also be passing around the germs as well and plenty of them
besides sometimes people at buffets get completely lost in their hunger and they go straight from
spooning out a helping of sauteed vegetables to digging back in for some breaded shrimps without
bothering to change the utensils when heading into that next platter not everyone is thinking clearly
when they're famished and not everyone is thinking about other people and their potential allergies
either haven't you ever wondered why the taste of something you never even put on your plate finds
its way to your palate cross-contamination is the key word here suddenly some shrimp from one dish
ends up in the pineapple chicken dish walk away from every buffet unless that buffet is
inside your own refrigerator at home late at night where you have control over just about everything
stay away from free peanuts i'm a yoga nut and i'm a nut nut here's a good tip for you
if you're sitting at a bar waiting for your table or perhaps for your drink to be served
and you see those tempting little bowls of peanuts staring at you walk away i'm for real i'm for real
you may be hungry but you are never hungry enough to share the fingerprints of the other
folks around you with similar dispositions the sought of the taste of the peanuts does
get your juices going i mean everyone loves a good mouthful of salty peanut goodness
unless you're allergic of course but trust us no one not even the friendliest of bartenders are
going to be pouring you a fresh untouched bowl of unhandled peanuts each and every time they see you
just wait patiently to be seated at a table where you will be able to order your meal and eat to
your heart's content you're ready to indulge enjoy your meal your hunger unhindered by those literal
fingertip appetizers community ketchup ketchup just like my mom puts on a spaghetti baby
aside from the fact that no chef wants you to put ketchup on their marvelous creation restaurant
workers advise you to stay away from any community ketchup containers even if you notice that the
ketchup bottle on your table is full do you think that the ketchup bottles on the tables are bought
new specifically on the very day you happen to show up no these bottles are refilled by someone
in the back room or the kitchen the ketchup transferred from a massive vat of cost-effective
ketchup lingering in a giant tin can or a massive bottle guess what no one in any restaurant kitchen
ever waits patiently until the ketchup bottle is completely empty in order to refill it when there
are mere drops of ketchup left in the bottles drops which had already been themselves refilled
once upon a time from who knows when possibly even months ago the bottles will then again be refilled
the recipe goes like this new ketchup poured in with old ketchup and then shake shake shake
figuring out an expiry date for any bottle would be a completely impossible task best
before this day after this date not the best but still pretty good aside from that factor
don't forget as well just how many hands have potentially touched the outside of the innocent
looking ketchup bottle at your table again if you have antibacterial wet wipes available
and if you don't mind using them for continual cleaning that's your prerogative but cleaning the
outside of the bottle will nevertheless still not guarantee the freshness of that mixture
deep inside stay away from unpopular dishes you never order blt here's something people don't
often think about when they're scanning a menu if you're in a restaurant that specializes in italian
cuisine here's a wise tip for you order italian cuisine that is the genre of food most patrons are
coming in for that is the top selling item on the menu this means the italian fare is continually
selling out that means the dishes are being cooked constantly therefore this will be the freshest
item to order when you order something other than the italian cuisine chances are you will
be getting something which has been sitting around in the back of the refrigerator or at the bottom
of the freezer or even perhaps on the extra high shelf of the pantry for a very long long time long
long long long long in any restaurant no matter the genre there are always a variety of amazing
dishes the wait staff will be happy to describe dishes you may not be familiar with and they may
suggest items you did not even consider the wait staff has an upper hand as they are there for long
shifts they know what's good they know what has been sent back to the kitchen on occasion
they love to help because they know that if you're happy with what they suggested you will be leaving
a larger tip behind as we keep moving on take a second to hit that like button would ya thank you
next question the specials our special today is coho salmon sounds disgusting do you have
chicken fingers many times as soon as you sit down you will be approached with the specials
of the day people immediately light up thinking that these specials are either less expensive for
perhaps prize-winning creations oh i take skittles and i put it between two starbursts it's up to you
to decipher just what is being presented to you with these specials when something is on special
you need to use your noodle to figure out if it's the special because a the food used to create the
special is being cooked that day because it's expiring soon b the food item has not been doing
that well on the menu and therefore they have decided to perhaps lower the price and get rid
of it because they're about to take it off the menu permanently or see if perhaps the special
is a brand new dish being tried out on a select few guinea pigs you can usually get some clues
from your friendly wait staff if you see many orders of that particular item flying by you on
platters and the item clearly looks out of this world perhaps word of mouth is catching and some
new chef from paris has joined the kitchen staff in this case you have no reason not to try it out
if the special is some sort of fish dish always remember that most restaurants get their fish
orders fresh on tuesdays the later in the week it is from the tuesday delivery the closer it is
to the expiry date of that fish hence it becomes the special du jour sometimes when you just don't
know what would be a wise choice for you and the menu is making your head spin with its variety
it's okay to just sit back in your chair and take a good look at the tables surrounding you
you can take in all sorts of information just by glancing over at a few tables in your vicinity
of course no one is suggesting you stare at people but just a quick look here and there
will show you if someone is happy with their meal you'll notice people sharing forkfuls of delicious
fare with each other you'll see items which look even better than they sounded on the menu
you may even decide to order something you have never even tried because you notice a couple
across the way sharing and raving about the dish in front of them restaurant tap water water sucks
gatorade is better restaurant workers understand how important drink orders are aside from the
food orders but there is one thing they always insist upon even though they know it might be the
one thing people think they can save on they say time and time again that you should never ever get
restaurant water from the tap ever ever never if you don't drink tap water at home the restaurant
is not the place to start trying it different water supplies in different cities are sometimes
compromised there's never any guarantee and a restaurant does not have a fresh water spring
built into the backyard their water is coming from the same place yours does the suggestion is that
you order a bottle of water if that is your drink of choice this is one area where you should really
not compromise aside from the uncertainty about the city's water supply the water from the tap
in a restaurant will almost never be ice cold even if it comes from the cold water tap it is usually
sitting in pictures on the counter awaiting its distribution to the tables and therefore the water
is often served in large pictures with many ice cubes thrown into them restaurant workers know
that the ice in restaurants is plainly not safe at all they advise that even if you decide to
order a soft drink from the fountain always tell the wait staff to hold the ice well done meat she
orders a steak well done and then complains when the damn thing comes out and it's too dry here's
another suggestion that restaurant workers insist upon never order your meat well done because you
could be served meat that has been sitting in the kitchen the longest waiting for someone like
you to help disguise its ancient pedigree fresh meat that is to be served medium or rare has no
chance to disguise either its freshness nor its flavor however when you are allowing them to burn
your meat to a crisp the texture will usually take over from the flavor and if the meat is not the
freshest you probably won't notice it at least not while you're there at the restaurant you just may
not feel all that well upon your return home and now i have diarrhea having said that if you're in
a well-known steakhouse where the specialty is steaks and they are plentiful on almost
everyone's plates chances are your cut of meat will be a perfect one no matter how you request
it to be cooked you'll need to think not only about the choice you're making off the menu
but about the establishment in which you find yourself as well red baskets you like bread
yeah have some do not pass the bread basket do you actually think that the beautiful looking bread
baskets are sliced up for each and every table in a timely fashion upon their patrons arrivals and
then carefully taken away afterwards only to be discarded after each table's patrons leave
in a perfect world maybe that would be done but in the reality of a busy restaurant that does
not want to waste its resources nor its time the personalized bread basket is plainly not an option
it may not be something you ever really paid much attention to but if you take the time to notice
not every bread basket on every table is the exact same if it were a uniform bunch of rolls doled out
to each and every table you would see identical roll colors and shapes on each and every table
instead you will often see two pumpernickel rolls and a round rye roll on one table and perhaps a
sourdough sliver with a whole grain roll and a wedge of french bread on another do you ever
wonder why it's because when the baskets are returned to the back they are simply rearranged
with the leftovers of other bread baskets and then re-presented in whatever random shapes and forms
they happen to lapse into it is less noticeable when there's a wide range of breads moving around
the restaurant you're able to think the random selection is your table's personal choice yeah
that's what you wish steve sorry to break it to you your bread basket has been tampered with by
other patrons at other tables who may have rifled through what they thought was their personal bread
basket figuring out which piece looked and felt best for them listen you don't need extra bread
with your meal think of saving your appetite for the main dish and enjoy it wholeheartedly lemons
no thank you when life gives you lemonade make lemons life will be all like what do not trifle
with lemon wedges in any way for any reason at any restaurant not in your drink not in your tea
nowhere lemons are not usually washed before being prepped the lemons are sliced up with
no guarantee of having been sliced up by washed hands and then placed into a tray possibly sitting
there for hours before finding its way into your drink unacceptable it's not difficult to see the
potential problems rampant here save lemons for your home kitchen use temperature based foods
i'll take a room temperature almond milk please restaurant workers insist leave out anything which
is unpasteurized like certain cheeses or uncooked like raw oysters basically stay away from anything
that needs to be a certain temperature to be safely eaten these types of foods should all
be avoided there is no guarantee that items which need to be kept hot will continually be kept that
way and that items which need to be kept cold will continually be kept that way either tepid meat
will make you sick sprouts which need a humid temperature to grow will rarely be kept cool
enough for long enough before you can partake and will therefore be a breeding ground for salmonella
listeria or e coli no god think common sense and you will enjoy your dining experience easy peasy
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