I ate lunch at a Fatburger today. Got my food to-go. I'd never been there before, so thought I'd try it out. Anyway, when I got my food out, I poured ketchup out for the fries, & ate a couple of bites of the burger. Then I decided to put ketchup on the burger. I opened up the bun, and started dispensing ketchup on the bread side. I looked at the lettuce on the burger, and a piece of it didn't look "right". I took it off the burger, and it turns out it was a piece of a rubber glove. Not huge, but not small either. Maybe 1/2-3/4" long. You could tell that it hadn't been on the grill or anything. Wasn't melted or burned or anything like that. That was pretty disgusting, so I carefully inspected the rest of the burger and didn't find anything else.

I was hungry, and we're kinda broke, so I can't afford to be wasting food. I debated, but I ate it anyway. Tasted pretty good. Better than most fast food joints.

So 2 questions:
1. - Would you have eaten it anyway?

and

2. - Would you take it back to the restaurant and tell the manager?
*mu*6^

Sue, sue, sue. People have sued places like McDonald's for less than that.

I would have been afraid to eat it. I would have taken it back after making sure I had a picture of it for evidence and demanded to speak to a manager. At least you could have got a free burger out of it.

I would have gone back and winged it at the burger jockey that made it.

Like Jab Said.

Sue.

You ate a portion of that glove that gave you the shits for 2 whole weeks right 8DRTV75

Ok, so I told my wife. She said that since I ate it, there's nothing I can do about it. That I shouldn't have eaten it, and shoulda taken it back up there (I really didn't have time, though.)

Taking a picture was a good idea, but it didn't cross my mind at the time. I kept part of the wrapper, my receipt, and the piece of the glove and put it back in the bag they gave me. So I can pretty much show I was there. But since I left the store, I doubt there's any ground to stand on to sue them. Besides, I'm not like that anyway. People are too sue happy these days. Wifey says I take it back up there, what are they gonna do? Offer me a free meal? I don't even want that (although, again... the burger was pretty good). But I wouldn't mind my money back, and if it was me managing the store, I'd want someone to make me aware if that kind of stuff was happening.

So would anyone else have passed on eating it besides Jabrjo? Keep in mind, I was reeaally hungry & wouldn't have gotten a chance to eat again for about 6-7 hrs. I guess that kind of stuff doesn't gross me out as much as some people. We have 2 dogs & a long haired cat. Hair's gotten on my food at home before and I've just picked it off & eaten it. I don't know... it's not like it was a fingernail or anything that gross.

Like a small piece of glove? Finger-shaped?

No I would not have eaten it. I would have complained loudly. Once I wrote the people who make hungryman tv dinners because all the classic fried chicken dinners (the only kind worth eating) come with a brounie and the brownie uncooked if liquid and seep over the other foods and it steals the taste of the normally-would-be-tasting-good fried chicken. They sent me coupons for two hungry man XXL dinners.

People selling food tend to want to keep their customers happy, so they give free shit to unhappy customers because everyone knows free shit makes people happy.

You could have complained about all the gas you used to return it and you probably would get free eats for the family.

Can't tell if it's finger shaped or not. Thumb if anything, or some place where the glove is curved.

I may still take it back up there. I don't HAVE to tell them I ate it. But I guess it's not the same as taking it when it was still more or less whole.

Take the wrapper and go back telling them your 6 year old son was son had already eaten most of it when he bit into it and showed you.

That's deception, but it's for a good cause.

You can call and complain tomorrow, probably get a free meal. If the in store guy doesnt help go up the ladder. You should get a couple free meals.


My buddy is a restraunt manager(yeah I know but what ya gonna do). He gets complaints all the time. They will gladly trade a free meal for good pub.

Nothing wrong w/being a restaurant mgr., so not sure what your comment meant there. That shit is hard work. Harder than most people think.

I think I am going to take it back up there. Not sure about any actual good publicity coming from it, since I've already told everyone about my Fatburger experience. :ph43r:

Still, I'm kinda sick of all the eating places around my work. I've been in the same area for 11 yrs. The food wasn't bad, so I'd probably eat there again. My wife? I kinda doubt it... now that she knows...

Yeah its hard low paid work. He get like 1-2 days off but they still call him up with problems. The on work days its 12+ hour days. All this on salary. But he might make District Mngr and it gets a little better.

Good luck getting some free food.

My cousin is a district manager for Burger King. If all my plans tank, I'll have that to fall back on.

Was this the fatburger in Atlanta? That Offensive lineman for the bengals franchises it. I wouldn't make to much of a big deal, it was a piece og glove that they use to not put their hands on your food. Yeah disgusting, but if people can eat bull nuts, whats the problem? Or if you plan on eating there again inspect your food before you leave.

Nahhh, in Marietta on Windy Hill. It's new.

I kinda look at it that way too. At least you know they were using gloves during the food prep. Better that than a bandaid, a hair, or a fingernail. Btw, I do NOT eat bulls nuts, thank you very much. :D

The reason I wouldn't have eaten it is because, you do not know who was wearing that glove. That person could have been cutting up lettuce or something when they cut that part of the glove off along with cutting their hand. Was there really ketchup and mayonaise on that burger or puss infected blood? With that being said, go now and enjoy your lunch.

un46nu4

And I'm contemplating going on a road trip w/you to Jax??? iy88767

LOL! Don't worry No Fatburger down there. And besides, I wouldn't say stuff like that while anyone was eating.

Yes you would.

Shhhhhhhh. I need as many people as possible to go to Jax so we can get a good rate on the rooms and tickets. For that reason, I will gladly keep those gross comments to myself. Well, at least until after everyone has paid for their rooms. :)