My boss’s solution to salmonella

by Static_Sentience

45 Comments

  1. shoot_pee

    Move cabbage to another location (the garbage)

  2. Excellent_Condition

    Is the cabbage getting cooked to at least 165ºF before the expiration date of the chicken?

  3. Rued_possible

    Why is your raw chicken(poison basically) improperly stored in the first place. That shit goes as far down as possible on the shelves, aka everything thing else goes above raw chicken.

    Another option that is still incredibly incorrect if kept on the same location on the shelf, but would have helped here maybe, I say maybe bc I can imagine the other violations in this kitchen, is putting sheet trays under the boxes. Or maybe putting the chicken into a lexan or other storage tub. But the real answers is, in lowest to highest position is, things that fly, things that run and have been ground, things that run and are not ground and then things that swim. Flys, Runs, Swims, or really in order of logical minimum cook temp. Chicken and poultry 165-160, ground beef 165-160, whole cuts of beef or pork 145, fish 135, and then your veggies above that.

  4. lolidcwhatev

    the cabbage case being upside down just ties it all together

  5. ranting_chef

    Sounds good. Or you could cook it to 74°C for fifteen seconds. Or just throw it the fuck away. Option C sounds best to me but it sounds like your boss thinks it costs less than a case of cabbage to risk a salmonella outbreak.

    Honestly, it’s been such a long time since I actually saw something like that in person, but if I did, the product just got tossed without question.

  6. Independent-Sort6898

    Time to get a new job asap and report to EHO.

  7. alchemical_echo

    you gotta report this, friend. y’all are gonna kill somebody.

  8. AuxNimbus

    Smell check and wash it. Yup, that kills the salmon-ella

  9. FalloutSim

    You have tangible proof your boss and restaurant are operating completely negligently. Please contact your EHO by any means and report these scumbags.

  10. Beaver_Monday

    “Boss, I have syphilis”

    Boss: “Wash your balls”

  11. PlayaHatinIG-88

    Servers put cut fruit for the bar on the meat shelf last night after I’ve been telling people not to do that for months. I thought I was going to have a freaking stroke.

  12. big_chungy_bunggy

    Over CABBAGE?? That cannot be that expensive to replace

  13. Philly_ExecChef

    “If yes wash it”

    You should text back a link to Servsafe YouTube videos and your resignation

  14. ClevetUserName

    “You got it, boss! Oops, I accidentally cc’ed the health inspector!”

  15. “Sorry, boss, I had already thrown it away. The text was just to let you know why.”

  16. KN44Dynamo

    Health department, and the cunt who put the chicken there, needs a fucking re-train.

  17. Trash. Now. I don’t care if the cabbage isn’t even contaminated, Treat it like it is and make sure you report your chef and start looking for a new job. Please do not serve this.

  18. Aggravating-Map-2599

    Find a new job. They are gonna kill someone.

  19. FoolishAnomaly

    Hi can I know what restaurant this is so I can stay the fuck away from it?

  20. manchu4249

    Wash it and then throw it in the trash. Technically, you did exactly what he asked.

  21. CheffromNowhere

    Oh hell no, OP.

    As a business owber who sells a lot of cabbage, its in season and cheap right now. If he’s not a dick to his sales rep, they’ll run them out one the next day if its an emergency.

    But you’d never catch me telling my staff to just nonchalantly poison my customers over the $18 I spent last Friday.

  22. Boss trying to save $30 up against ~~manslaughter~~ charges [Actually this would probably be 2nd degree murder]

  23. Due_Reality5903

    It’s cabbage. Throw it out. Normalizing bad practices will make everyone follow suit and eventually someone will get sick.

  24. ChipsTheKiwi

    Report it before your boss gets a customer hospitalized or even killed

  25. psychadellicatessent

    You should play stupid, ask him how do you wash that off should I use the soap? Or run it through the dishwasher?

    Get as much evidence against him if you can.

    Just with that text, you hold the power.

    Get more texts about his abhorrent behavior. And play dumb then just text and be like sorry man I dumped it, I’m not comfortable with someone’s death on my hands.

    Document everything if he retaliates against you over that.

    But I’m torn, good blackmail. Also good wrongful dismissal lawsuit and shit like that, you could fuck him with the health board, even potentially ruin his business.

    You hold the power here man, it’s up to you what you choose to do with it.

    Just please don’t take his advice and poison pple…

  26. hello? health inspector?

    I have something you might want to know

  27. WalkerTR-17

    I’m a chef, I’ll raise you an owner mad I threw out month old Cole slaw he apparently instructed the guy that cleans the cooler not to throw out

  28. HndsDwnThBest

    Next time, dont ask his opinion. Follow your gut feeling and kitchen rules.

    If you see unsafe footh that’s contaminated, then toss it and log it, then let them know. If the owner or supervisor has an issue, then site the food and health regulations rules/laws.

    And back up how and why it can get people very sick, which would be bad for business….. Which they would lose money and permits eventually.

  29. mrpopenfresh

    Can’t make money if you’re throwing good *checks notes* cabbage away

  30. the3litemonkey

    You could cut it up and wash it with that veggie antimicrobial wash stuff…..if ya have it. Other than that, it’s trash. But even washing it in that shit wouldn’t be 100%

  31. elbichportucul

    Throw it in the trash, he won’t fire you. You already got him by the balls with that text exchange.

  32. Man doesn’t even know what contamination is. Jesus

  33. mmasusername

    It’s posts like this that make me nervous to eat out lol

  34. Legitlowkeykickback

    Ffs risk killing someone to save $30 on cabbage…

  35. Suspicious-Living683

    You have to call them “Sir?” That’s the first problem right there. The rest writes itself, holy shit.

  36. FonzoLatrundo

    A 50 lb case of cabbage is currently about $25 in the US. That’s the price of 1 entree in an average casual dining spot. The lawsuit that COULD occur from a confirmed case of food poisoning is not even comparable. Shameful situation for the “chef” to put you in.

  37. therealishone

    Cabbage is probably the least expensive ingredient in that walk-in. Big red flag for sure.

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