Taco Hell

topic posted Sun, December 17, 2006 - 5:12 PM by  offlineDiane
In a slightly more amusing tribe, Khrysso quipped: "... freaking people out by jabbing oneself with a needle in one's bare midriff in Taco Hell can be immensely amusing, according to anecdotal evidence..."

We are not amused that:

1) Anybody still eats at Taco Hell
2) Anybody in need of insulin shots would be caught even half-alive at a Taco Hell

(Taco Bell, please don't sue me.)
posted by:
Diane
Philadelphia
  • Re: Taco Hell

    Sun, December 17, 2006 - 5:24 PM
    At the Taco Hell (a.k.a. Tacoble) in Ann Arbor, MI (yes, people from Columbus, Ohio do wind up in that city up north), Sandi and I had *the* most un-amusing experience of fast food we'd ever had.

    (The thingizz about TH is that their meatless food uses vegetable fats and so supports the no-animal-parts part of veg*anism. And I love their 7-layer burritos and their cheesy bean & rice burrito but won't pay more than $0.99 for it.)

    The place was dirty and there was liquid all over the floor, the wrong food was delivered to us and, when it was corrected, was poorly constructed, the clientele was noisy and running around, and lots of other stuff that I've forgotten. We darn near went and stood outside the drive-thru entrance to shout at prospective customers,

    "Turn back! It's not too late! Save yourself while there's still time!"

    The fantasy of doing that continues to amuse, but the majority of our TH experiences do not amuse. (Pity, 'cause it's really cheap meatless protein.)
    • Re: Taco Hell

      Sun, December 17, 2006 - 5:29 PM
      Yeah, that's the thing. In theory it would be good food. Not deep fried; lots of veggie stuff. Rice + Beans = YUM! But the last time I was in one (admittedly quite some time ago... years even?) it was so filthy (much like you describe) and I saw a "crew member" pick her nose <shudder> so that pretty much did me in for ever going back. In fact, it put me off *all* of fast food. Now when we are on road trips, I survive on trail mix and snax from home.
      • Re: Taco Hell

        Sun, December 17, 2006 - 5:55 PM
        I am consistently Not Amused when I am in men's rooms in establishments where food is being prepared and I see men from the kitchen approach the urinals still wearing their aprons, do the-deed-that-can't-be-delegated, and then leave to return to the kitchen... without washing their hands.

        Unfortunately, I have seen this Unamusing Thing more than once. It would put me off fast food, but once it was at a Unitarian Universalist church and the offending pee-er was the head cook for the special dinner they were serving.

        Didn't remove his apron before leaving the kitchen. Unimaginable!
        • Re: Taco Hell

          Sun, December 17, 2006 - 6:06 PM
          Ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ....
          • Re: Taco Hell

            Mon, December 18, 2006 - 1:53 PM
            Okay, now I'm reading about an Olive Garden where almost 400 people got sick with some gastro virus that usually gets people on cruise ships. They say in the news story that "the Health Department was investigating how the pathogen might have been spread throughout the restaurant. Officials have also been talking to the restaurant's management about its policies regarding employee hand-washing and making sure sick employees are excluded from working, he said."

            Anybody wondering if they remove their aprons when the head to the loo?? EW!

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