Contaminated condiments at the Waffle House?

Question

At Waffle House restaurants, if you do not use the butter, jelly, apple butter, or the other serving sized, prepackaged condiments they place on your plate (most of the time it is tossed right on top of your food), they take it off of your dirty plate, then throw in in a big strainer, and just give it a rinse with the sink sprayer, let it drip dry,and put it right onto the next person's plate. Have you ever gotten a little cup of margarine with a paper lid that is WET? That is why. They do not use any kind of sanitizer, just a quick rinse! How does this get passed the health inspectors???!!! Why can they do that? Is this really legal?

Answer 1

restaurant know the time frame the health inspector is coming they have plenty of time to get everything in order for the inspection, and as long as the health inspector doesn't see it. you would be amazed at what some restaurants do. if it is prepackage and doesn't get opened they are allow to reuse them. when I was a server when they were on the plate I threw them a way, but mostly the were left on the table. maybe the manager told them not to throw them a way, they have to keep the food cost down. honestly some people really don't care what other people eat as long as it is not them, or maybe they do some people are just unsanitary to begin with.

Answer 2

I used to work there. That is true about the little basket. I personally would throw each and every one away even though I wasn't supposed to. Sometimes, though, those butter packets are wet b/c they arrived at each store frozen & the wetness is actually condensation from the thawing of the butter packets.

edit: WH is probably one of the only restaurants that actually clean floors, etc, basically the whole entire place top to bottom 3 times a day (each shift). and, you can actually see how they handle your food, etc. I bet you wouldn't return to a McDonald's if you actually saw what went on behind the counters.

Answer 3

the cleanest waffle house in the world is still dirty and I think everyone eating there knows that..  it should be a comfort that they cook in front of you but why do the raw hash browns get stored in a plastic bin in a drawer??   and I don't want to see the sign instructing staff to scoop the grits out through the pool of butter floating on top..

Answer 4

I was in Mississippi at a waffle house and asked for butter and the waitress delivered me a packet,  when I looked down, it was already opened. real great place to eat

Answer 5

if the condiment is not opened you can reuse it because no one has opened it ,all this is money and if it was your money you do the same .with all the red tape you don't make much profit in the food business ,PS wot do you care i bet you eat fast food you should be asking your self wot damaged that doing to your health lol

Answer 6

You've got to be kidding.  There is no way this should happen, and if caught, these merchants would be held in violation of many health codes, no doubt.  

Don't generalize these places, I know it isn't cheap to keep these things in stock.  Just think of all the places who CHARGE per item for each.  THOSE are fresh!