Eating...eating.... dilemma!!

hi neelianoscet wwow a bad odor, I have never ever seen or smelled any bad odors in the burger King which I go to' ocassionally.here in the United States we do have strict 'health codes for restaurants and fast food places. They come around in random checks and anyplace that does not measure up can be closed until they do measure up. For smaller infractions they are given so many days to make the changes necessary to bring their place up to code. Foul odors would make the inspectors shut down the place at once. In the Burger King which I used to go to, they were always' cleaning the tables and the cleaning cloths they used never' smelled bad.

If it smells bad, you are correct not to eat there. Even if it does not make you sick from germs the smell would certainly keep you from enjoying your food. Fast food and anything else costs too much to not enjoy it and get the most out of it. Next time you may want to take a snack with you, like a piece of fruit or bread, to give you energy until you get home.

Is that a fastfood restaurant? are you sure? Well if I have experienced something like yours I will let the manager know. I will let him/her know that their facilities and establishment is awful. I think they will consider my criticism as it will give good to the establishment. I will never eat in that kind of establishment except when they promised some improvement next time. I much appreciate those establishment like that , that is concerned on the health of their customer. If they have a remarks booth or something like that I will definitely , I will be the first one to put my remarks there.

Well, i think u might be a little paranoid?? That's what happens in many eatery places and not only in fast food places.. UNless one is in a resturant, only then they will have very high standard of hygiene.. BUt when it comes to hawkers or fast food places, they only care about fast turnover, and as long as they do clean up after the customers, it's gonna be ok.. NOt all customers are as patient like u though, willing to wait for waiters to clear table, followed by deodorant it.. lol =D If u feel that the smell comes from the cloth, u can always tell the waiters to wipe it again with a clean cloth.. U are the customer, and u have evey right to request for things to go your way, if they are able to do it ^_^

Hey neelian! I would have to agree with you! If there was something that I saw that wasn't quite right or something that I smelled that made me sick I would also have to leave the establishment no matter what! I would also not be able to stay in that place and continue to eat there! I have done that myself several times even though the people that I am with thought that I was crazy! It is not appetizing to eat somewhere that you feel is dirty or disgusting! I would much rather leave and not waste my money and feel uncomfortable! I am completely in agreement with you on this!

go to have fast food,i will choose the restaurant clean and clear, that is to say,the environment should be cleanly, not anything smells bad ,the tables dry and clean, so i will eat comfortably. and the waiter should good service.the food is delicious and the price is reasonable.

I think you did the right thing to move out of the eatery. First impression counts a lot. I would first peep into the kitchen and see the person preparing the food. If he/she is in proper attire and clean looking then I will order my food.

We don't really eat out for fast food that often but when we do we normally just go through the drive thru. I know that does not mean that it is clean and probably means that it is even worse because I can not see it. You are probably right to just walk out of there and not order because there was more than likely a big chance of the risk of being food poisoned. Perhaps that smell was out rotting foods?

whew, that is so gross and probably what you smell is some food leftover and if i am you i would do the same things find another fast food that is more cleaner being smell something could be a sources of suspicious what the eyes could not see the nose could smell.

If I'm eating at a fast food place my expectations are not very high. If I eat there I leve the food in the containers it came in, that has to be cleaner than the tables or trays there. If I take it home I put it on my own plates. I've never noticed bad smells coming from the places I eat though.

yucks, i am very sensitive too and with what happen to you. i would do the sam things and find another neat fast food i would not risk my health in even trying their dishes may be unsanitary somehow..

I have experienced that too in a known fastfood, hope we're not talking of the same fastfood. I was so disappointed that i do not go there to eat since then. Maybe they are too busy to neglect such responsibility. Thre should be someone checking these establishments once in a while. I heard that in these fastfooods too vendos or soda drinks dispensers are dirty that she advised us not to order sodas in fastfoods. Even the tube ice they use for the drinks are dirty too. I hope the sanitary inspectors willl do their job. The problem is they can be bribed most of the time or all the time.

I make sure the place is clean, got good food, good service and the price of food is economical. even if the price is high i would still eat as long as the food is cleanly prepare it would not matter at all.

Oh gosh, how unfortunate your experience there.. I do hope it don't happen to me next time I eat on fast food restaurant. My qualifications of a good eating spree on some kind of street foods...First of all I will take a look if the food is clean. Sometimes there are bacterias and parasites that can be transmitted from the food handler himself or from the way the cook handles the food. Any person should be aware of this because this may be the portal of entry for such organisms causing diseases. When the food place is smelly then the association of unhygiene is evident. Better yet eat on another fast food chain and don't eat there anymore. THe discomfort brought by the smell is just secondary, what matters most is to prevent the ocurrence of diseases from the acquired organisms from the food. NIce topic you started here. Happy mylotting.

mihjt be a god thing that we go thru the drive thru

Ooh, Im sensitive about that too. I do love food but I still watch what I eat. Im sensitive about the cleanliness of it as well. A fly, a strand of hair or even just an unknown speck makes me scrutinize my food and lose my appetite altogether. It would be hard for me to trust the cook or the food establishment where I saw those impurities in their food. It would take me a very long time to even go in such a place or suggest that the person cook something. Id always be suspicious of everything that would come out of their kitchen. A similar incident just happened today. More on the smells though. We took out stocks of sugar from a friend's house. While we were unwrapping the sugar from the plastic I detected a faint smell which I knew to be the presence of bacteria/molds or something that is already inedible. I told them about it and some agreed with me that's why we started searching from where the smell was coming from (we also had other food items on the table). I found it to be on the plastic which was made to cover a bag of sugar, then I spotted that there is also a smell coming from inside the bag of sugar itself. We investigated further and found all bags of sugar had the smell. In my book, if something smells rotten like spoiled food, that would already be inedible for me. But we sought the help of someone who is knowledgeable about these things. She told us that it's the natural smell of brown sugar. She tasted a bit and told us that it's okay. It's still sweet, she said that if it wasnt sweet then it wasnt sugar. I learned something from that but it wont hide the fact that I still dont trust sugar with a certain smell.

Personally, i will prefer the clean and healthy food. But, occasionally, i would still choose the place just like you mentioned above. Since you can great fun there, even though there is noisy and crowded.