Chain Restaurant Secrets That Will Gross You Out Forever

A 2015 study shows that over half of restaurant workers (51%) frequently or always work when sick, infecting everything you eat with germs. Most restaurant workers skip sick days for wages. Many workers come in sick because they fear letting their team down. You, however, care less about this.A 2015 study.from theCenter for Research and Public Policy for Alchemy Systems.The Center for Research and Public Policy for Alchemy Systems found that over half of restaurant workers (51%) frequently or always work when they are sick. This means they infect everything you eat with their germs. Most restaurant workers skip sick days for wages. Many workers come in sick because they don't want to let their team down. You, on the other hand, are less concerned.

Reddit userkoma0029koma0029 filled us in on Old Spaghetti Factory's secret recipe forVesuvius., the chain's signature spicy pasta dish. To make it at home, mash unused portions ofCover chicken, pork, and beef from the last six to seven days with week-old hot sauce. Enjoy!

Thanks toa spy at Perkins Restaurant and Bakery.a spy at Perkins Restaurant and Bakery told us that the scrambled eggs come from a five-gallon bucket of mixed eggs in the kitchen. People think the bucket gets thrown out daily. No, they add more scrambled eggs, filling it for the next day. The kitchen manager only throws out the bucket when the eggs smell.moreMore scrambled eggs are added to fill the bucket for the next day. The kitchen manager only disposes of the bucket when the eggs smell.

You would never think about eating the "local menu" at Papa John's, but Reddit usermathee-us thinks you should try it.mathee-us thinks you should try it.

Even though the Subway spy deleted their Reddit profile, thea fact still remains.fact still remains that Subway ships their steak as a "slimy" frozen meat log. Eat fresh!

Everyone likes movies and wants to recycle, but combining those two things makes everyone freak out. According tojoeythehamster., Cinemark Theaters washes hot dogs and soaks them overnight to rehydrate. They also clean and reuse collectible cups left in the theater.Cinemark Theaters washes hot dogs and soaks them overnight to rehydrate. They also clean and reuse collectible cups left in the theater.

A sports stadium acts like a fast food chain.One user.who worked at an unnamed stadium told us one of their first tasks was to "open up all the nacho cheese containers and scoop out mold. Some containers are weeks old, heated, cooled, and reheated many times. Even after a container expires, you just scoop out the mold and heat it up again.

If you need a low grade blood transfer, aReddit user in Texas.says order bread at the Cheesecake Factory. Prep cooks often cut it with bare hands. This Texan says, "m"any fingers were cut."

According toDm_Black., at his local Chili's, relabeling items in the walk-in freezer is normal if a food inspector appears. In theory, any item could be old and stone-like even with a new label.

At the Washington chain Burgermaster, it would seem that it's mandatory for employees to mix new salad dressing with old dressing to create an all new medium-aged dressing that's hypothetically appropriate for consumption. Or so says a mole on the inside.

It seems that at Marco's Pizza, the management training course doesn't include a section on washing produce. A cook on the inside claims that they had to teach the owner that washing tomatoes and green peppers is not optional, and that they'd just cut and serve them, dirt and all, claiming that the pizzas and sandwiches are cooked at 500 degrees. But what about the salads?

Reddit user STENYXX claims that at the McDonald's where they were employed, the ketchup pumps had to be cleaned in the back because large swarms of tiny flies would fly out of them when they opened the top. Maybe the flies give it a little extra kick?

This trusty insider gave us some insight into Western Steer Steakhouse's iced tea spigot cleaning practices. Apparently, after noticing that the tea had been running slowly, they unscrewed the filter and found the remains of a rather large cockroach stuffed in the spigot.

Much to the chagrin of night owls and truck drivers everywhere, Denny's is on the list. According to stealthmasetro1, the pancakes, toast, and bacon at Denny's are all cooked first thing in the morning then placed in a drawer until they're ordered. We like to think they're living an Indian In The Cupboard-style second life in there.

The next time you head over to Buffalo Wild Wings to catch the game, specify that you don't want anyone dropping your chicken (although this will probably get your chicken dropped. According to vroomery, the cooks would just pick it up and carry on like nothing happened.

Holly117 has the lowdown on going back to the future at Coldstone Creamery. "If our cakes expire, my manager makes us change the dates so we don’t have to throw them out," she explains. Wait, cakes don't actually expire, do they?

Reddit user, Calethal worked at McDonald's for two years. The biggest takeaway: there were centipedes everywhere in the kitchen. Oh, and everything you're afraid could be happening at a McDonald's was happening, from unwashed hands to food served way, way past their hold times.

According to a former Jimmy John's employee who had to ruin lettuce for us, "I cut the head [of lettuce] in half, and to my horror, see a swarming mass of hundreds of tiny black bugs eating/living on the inside of the lettuce head. Turns out the entire shipment of lettuce is like this. We had been serving it to people for days."

An old employee of Famous Broasted Chicken clued us in to the frightening amount of mucous that can end up in a batch of slaw. "An employee showed me how to mix the coleslaw for the famous chicken. She used her hands to mash and squish it. Then, she sneezed. She turned away from the bowl, blew saliva onto the walk-in cooler door, wiped her nose and mouth with her hand, and put those bits back into the coleslaw.

Storebrand seems like a cool guy.We don't want him making our food. He admits he got drunk at Taco Bell while working. A broken drain on their steam table was also an issue.The closing crew drained the water at night. That water flowed onto the floor and dripped through the ceiling, leaving a constant puddle of foul water on the lower level.

A former employee of S.barro in Sheboygan, WI.oblivious_fanboiSomeone told everyone when the ice machine stopped making ice. Their technician found that the water lines feeding the ice maker were clogged.Cockroaches clogged the water lines feeding the ice maker.

Octo.a former employee ofUno's Bar and Grill wants everyone to know the Chicago style pizza restaurant hides its rat traps under the dining room seats. You scoff, but a rat makes a fine side dish if you cook it right.

We don't visit Canada often. Next time we go, we will not eat atAny Pizzaiolo locations.OlgaT.OlgaT has many complaints about her employer. The worst thing is leaving slices at room temperature for up to 12 hours. This gives bacteria plenty of time to grow. How dare they spoil the name of one of theMost delicious foods.Known to man!

One Arby's cook said:Employees cannot add Arby's sauce to orders because it is too acidic and they would face liability if something happened to a customer. The employee added that the sauce is so serious, it can clean pennies.