[KathieI]

Originally Posted by jane032657

I recently called the head corporate office and the Health Department because Cody's at Sumter Landing had mold under their table cloths which I discovered when someone accidentally spilled water and i turned part of the table cloth over. I looked at some others and they were the same. The moldy part sits on you as you are sitting at the table. They head office VP was there the next day changing out all the tablecloths. I did get the Manager when I discovered it and he was very blase about it. I know of other people who have seen other things, it needs to be better managed for cleanliness and all things that move.

I remember your post, Jane, and it totally disgusted me. AMG, I am so sorry for you and your wife, your first mistake was going to Cody's in LSL in the first place. The place is a total dump, the manager/owner could care less. I've only been in there less than 1/2 doz times but from the very first time when I saw all those peanut shells on the floor, my stomach turned. Then the bathrooms, and the sticky menus the 2nd time was the icing on the cake for me. The last time was only because a group wanted to go there and I didn't want to be a party - pooper but NEVER again. I know Bonnie loved it but she was so sweet, she loved everything and everyone.
AMG, I'm so glad you put this out there because if we could stop going to the particular restaurant, perhaps the manager would realize he's in trouble. PS, I'm the one who saw the rat in the rafters, that was the 4th visit. EWWWW.

[justjim]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

I agree on the shells (and free peanuts) but here is the problem:
Woman Sues Restaurant After Falling on Peanut Shells Scattered All Over Floor - MUNCHIES

Same thing happened at a large major burger/steak chain up north many years ago. Forgot the name (edit: Just Rememberedthe name! The Ground Round!) but they went out of business not long after they removed the free peanuts because someone reportedly slipped, fell and sued.

The same can happen when the floor of a restaurant is wet. My guess an accident on peanut shells would not be insignificantly higher than another floor.

[dave042]

lucky for you it was a glove and not a condom. who knows what the unobserved unmanaged minimum wage kitchen staff is doing.

[Chatbrat]

Condom AKA Coney Island Whitefish

[My Post]

On the peanut shells thing, I worked with the sweetest young gal who had a raging peanut allergy. If she even got a whiff of them she would turn beet red and have trouble breathing and kind of hyperventilate. So it was serious for her. I saw it one time with my own eyes. I doubt it would be safe for her to go to a place with peanut shells on the floor, and I know she would run like a bat out of hell out of there if she saw them.

Anyway, that idea is stolen from the late 'Ground Round' restaurant chain that had peanut shells on the floors by the 1970s.

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by Doro22

Actually I do not think that the OP’s post had anything to do with Bonnie’s memory nor the good times she had there. This was about the salad containing a food prep glove. That is just not right. Ooh...yukky!

[dave042]

Originally Posted by Chatbrat

Condom AKA Coney Island Whitefish

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[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by thelegges

By looking at the picture, the fork with dressing on it and dressing on the salad looks like glove was under lettuce. The glove may have come out a bag of salad, possibly not from a restaurant employee. Since they usually dump it out from a bag employee may not have noticed the glove inside.

If an employee doesn’t notice they have lost a glove while preparing food, there’s a serious problem there.

I agree with this conclusion. From the glove's placement in the takeaway container, among the lettuce leaves, and having some grated cheese and a tomato wedge on top of it, it likely slid off the hand of a worker on the line at the packaging plant. The employee was probably dumping the salad makings from the bag in haste and didn't notice the glove.

[dave042]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

I agree with this conclusion. From the glove's placement in the takeaway container, among the lettuce leaves, and having some grated cheese and a tomato wedge on top of it, it likely slid off the hand of a worker on the line at the packaging plant. The employee was probably dumping the salad makings from the bag in haste and didn't notice the glove.

that is even more disturbing.

[kstew43]

All in all....it was a mistake.....

Glove was maybe too big, fell off accidentally....

stuff happens.....everywhere.....

still gross....but still not done on purpose.....

Give them a break already.....but...if it happens again.....then we'll talk....

roaches, rats or filth....I can understand.....but something in a salad by mistake.....sh*t happenes

[600th Photo Sq]

Honestly those who choose or feel comfortable eating in a place that is Clearly Filthy, the Rest rooms are a disgrace....hey Enjoy !! I can only imaging what the Kitchen looks like and ....Hey Cody's Looks like a Dump, Smells Like a Dump...and fill in the blanks.

[bagboy]

Originally Posted by kstew43

All in all....it was a mistake.....

Glove was maybe too big, fell off accidentally....

stuff happens.....everywhere.....

still gross....but still not done on purpose.....

Give them a break already.....but...if it happens again.....then we'll talk....

roaches, rats or filth....I can understand.....but something in a salad by mistake.....sh*t happenes

I very much agree with your take on this situation.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by fw102807

Way back in my younger days I used to work at a restaurant that used the same cleaning cloth used to clean the ashtrays to clean the table. You really can't worry about these things or you just need to stay home and disinfect everything as it comes into your house. You just have to hope your immune system is functioning.

It's disgusting to think of using a cloth that cleans the ashtrays to clean the table.
But you make a good point.

[pauld315]

Mistakes happen, I am sure it wasn't intentional. When I was young I worked in and around many kitchens. Back them nobody wore gloves even when mixing huge tubs of coleslaw with our bare hands and our arms in the stuff up to our elbows. Everybody seemed OK after eating it. I have seen things in some kitchens when I used to own a carpet cleaning company that made it so I would never eat at some of those restaurants again. Maybe that is why I really prefer to cook at home.

[DonH57]

Originally Posted by pauld315

Mistakes happen, I am sure it wasn't intentional. When I was young I worked in and around many kitchens. Back them nobody wore gloves even when mixing huge tubs of coleslaw with our bare hands and our arms in the stuff up to our elbows. Everybody seemed OK after eating it. I have seen things in some kitchens when I used to own a carpet cleaning company that made it so I would never eat at some of those restaurants again. Maybe that is why I really prefer to cook at home.

A few of us were discussing this thread and laughing our asses off of the over dramatization of posters on TOTV when restaurant " reviews " are posted like anonymous posts are gonna prevent others from ever stepping into the door of an establishment.