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‘My Jaw Dropped’: Dallas Kitchen Staff Eats Scallops After Customer Doesn’t. Th…
When a chef called for a team meeting, a server could barely believe it was to talk about 'people picking food off of customers’ plates.'
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Shocking Revelations: Restaurant Staff Caught Eating Customer Leftovers
A recent social media post by a service industry worker, Kimberly Nicole (@confecting), has ignited a discussion about potentially unsanitary practices within restaurants. In a video uploaded on August 24, 2025, Nicole recounted a story shared by a chef about a previous workplace where staff allegedly consumed food left on customers' plates.According to Nicole, the chef described a regular customer who frequently ordered scallops but would only eat the accompanying side dishes, leaving the scallops untouched. It was later revealed that kitchen staff were routinely eating these leftover scallops. Nicole expressed her shock and disgust at the practice, stating, "If you're in the service industry and you're the type to eat food off of someone's plate, you are the one that needs to listen to this for real."The video has prompted a wave of reactions from viewers, with many sharing their own unsettling experiences. One commenter stated, "I wanted to die the first time I saw a coworker eat off a customer's plate." Another shared, "I used to work at a seafood boil place and the bus boy would get to go boxed and PACK them full of people’s left over food. I was sick every day. And they LET HIM. It made my stomach so uneasy." The widespread concern highlights a need for greater transparency and stricter adherence to hygiene standards in the food service sector.
