Snake on a plate

[Dave W]

A side dish he didn't order 

[Freuds_Cat]

What a wuss.   
I am so tempted to tell stories of my youth but I shall restrain myself.

[Pilgrim]

I normally don't have much sympathy for people who find things in salad, but THAT ("rotted eyes...") would definitely finish my evening.  I know that things get mixed in with salads, but I doubt I'd eat there again.

[uwe]

Like all reptile meat, snake meat is essentially tasteless (I had some when in Africa, nothing disgusting about it though I like snakes alive better). Under bacteriology aspects, I would have preferred the salad snake to be either alive or at least freshly dead. Rattlesnake sushi - yummy.

I've had snails in salad before, live ones. Even earthworms. Took it as a sign that the salad at least grew in a place that mildly resembles nature. I would be less relaxed with roaches though in a warm climate these can show up in even an otherwise clean kitchen.

[Muzikman7]

That happened right down the street from me, mmm good eats.

[Dave W]

At least Friday's is taking it seriously.

This is for Ken.

[uwe]

That Python sketch is brilliant!

[kungfusheriff]

Friday's is saying it's probably an inside job:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090508/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_snake_head_surprise_1

[Highlander]

oh-oh, it's Mr Creasote...

"Oh surely one waffer thin snake head Monseur...?"

"F*ck Off, ahm shtuffed..."

Between British Airways and my present work as a security engineer, I did 21 years of working on warewashing equipment and specialised chemical systems, in kitchens, bars, cafes, coffee-bars, restaurants, food production plants, hotels, nursing homes, hospitals, blah-blah-blah...

Now do I discuss all the roaches ("Cockroach City" being a fave), or the dead rodents (mice and rats) that chewed through wiring, or the 6 second rule (no matter how filthy the floor), or the machine that was inches deep in filth that washed food transit vessels, or glasses that were "too clean", or suicidal KP's standing in pools of water getting shocks because they "had to use the dishwasher", or the people who used them as waste disposal units, or how about the special laundry machines for dealing with "solids", or what the customer did not see before they got the plate, or the PC that so hacked off the barman so he half filled his lager with his own fresh urine (direct witness)... or worse... and can you imagine the variations on, "cup of tea, love...?"

There is a golden rule in catering... never, ever complain and continue to eat there... I guarantee you there will be "extra mozarrella" or the "Chef's Special Sauce"... witnessed it far too many times...

There are some good ones out there, but...

I wonder why I went veggie...