restaurant hygiene
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Dining Out Dilemmas: Concerns about Kitchen Cleanliness
By Zain Ullah
@zainkhan121 (859)
Pakistan
June 3, 2023 9:20am CST
Whenever I dine out with friends, I become conscious about the cleanliness of the kitchen.
However, I've never mustered the courage to personally inspect the restaurant's kitchen to ensure it meets the standards.
If I were to do so and find it unclean, it might discourage me from dining out with my friends in the future.
So I don’t check the kitchens there, and that’s what holds me back.
How about you? Do you also consider this aspect when visiting restaurants?
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7 responses
@Metsrock69 (3582)
• United States
3 Jun 23
I always go in the place to check it out for myself. I never go by reviews a lot. people sometimes put stuff if they don't like the place but that may be there opinion
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@zainkhan121 (859)
• Pakistan
3 Jun 23
true that , I was once told about a restaurant and it was completely different than what I was told.
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@LadyDuck (472108)
• Switzerland
3 Jun 23
@zainkhan121 We cannot simply because of hygienic reasons. We bring germs on us from outside. Cooks wear a white uniform and a hat.
@zainkhan121 (859)
• Pakistan
3 Jun 23
@Ladyduck but don't you think as customers we should be allowed to visit the kitchens?
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@AmbiePam (93898)
• United States
3 Jun 23
In my country, if you tried to go into the kitchen to check the cleanliness of the restaurant you would be kicked out of the restaurant. I mean you could ask them to look, but they would politely tell you no.
I don’t know if they have a website that does this where you live, but here, you can usually look up if the restaurant had any violations with the health department. And that would pretty much guarantee you would be able to figure out how clean their kitchen is.
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@Jenaisle (14078)
• Philippines
3 Jun 23
I wish I could do that too, but since I can't, I observe the waiters and see if their nails are clean, or if they are wearing protective gear, and so forth. I also observe how food is served and how they serve it. If I find these dirty and unbecoming, I would never return to that restaurant and I will just order soda.
@allknowing (137769)
• India
4 Jun 23
I do not even want to think about it Fortunately I have enough immunity to withstand whatever goes on in those kitchens (lol)
@RebeccasFarm (90474)
• Arvada, Colorado
6 Jun 23
I do not dine out any longer because of this and also cost. I am too worried about clean.
