Should restaurants not put the lemon on your tea?

Question

Healthinspections.com says there is bacteria on our lemons in resturants. .....videos....lemon study

Answer 1

depends on the kind of tea you are drinking. it goes well with most iced teas; as well as hot earl-grey or darjeeling.

As for bacteria, its there in some quantities in most food stuff.  I am not a nutritionist, but i dont think some bacteria per se is dangerous - your body's natural immunity can deal with that; depends on the extent i guess.

Answer 2

I think they should ask before they put lemon in your tea. I guess I never really thought about bacteria. I just don't care for the taste of lemon in tea.

Answer 3

there is bacteria on your face your key board, the straw, the iced tea, the handle of the restaurant is probably where there is the most, your fork, the end of your fork,  Lemons are just lemons. please dont change things.

Answer 4

I just figure if you order tea, you should get tea.  You get it with sugar or milk or lemon on the side if you want it, but it shouldn't just be added. Tghe lemon could have giant blobs of E. coli on it for all I care...it ain't goin' near my cuppa tea.

Answer 5

while it is true there is bacteria everywhere (keyboard, etc as the person posted above) there is not someone else's f***s on my keyboard, let alone my OWN.

I watched a video a couple weeks ago.. assume its the same one. Makes me think twice about it.. its gross and quite honestly they should stop putting lemons in drinks because of it.

I never liked lemon, but we always let my daughter suck on it because she loves them.. now we won't and if they bring me anything (water for example) with lemon I ask them to go get me a new glass of water.

Answer 6

People would just ask for them anyway so what's the difference. If you don't want the bacteria, says "no lemon".

Answer 7

Im a server and I always ask before putting lemon in tea. If I didnt ask and didnt add a lemon, people would just make me go back and get lemon. I have worked in many resteraunts and never heard a complaint about someone getting sick from lemons in their tea.

Answer 8

no lemons