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| - The agua frescas were good. But not enough to bring me back. Let me explain.
I ordered the al pastor nachos at about 4pm last Friday. At that time, 4 employees were obviously on their break and eating at one of the booths. 2 employees were behind the counter. It wasn't busy. So 2 employees were sufficient.
I ordered at the counter, paid, took my order #, & grabbed a seat. While waiting for my nachos, I went through emails on my phone. Every now & then I would glance up to check on my order.
The same gal who took my order & money also assembled my nachos. She was in the midst of dumping watery beans onto the tortillas when I noticed her. I paused in reading my emails to watch. She then added al pastor from a warming tray. There was a trompo with al pastor spinning in the corner. Why didn't I get *that* meat?! Next came cheese & off it went into the kitchen to be melted. She brought it back out & added the pico de gallo, guacamole, crema, & brought it to my table.
I took a bite...flavorless. I added green salsa. Still flavorless. Red salsa. Same. This would be a great dish for someone on a bland diet. The only thing that made this dish palatable was the Tapatio hot sauce. Sad.
So I may not have ordered the best dish and was considering trying a different dish. But while I was eating, I watched the same gal who took my order & assemble my dish go from task to task without changing gloves! Gross!
I don't think she had gloves on when she took my order. But, I'm not 100% sure about that. Wish I could remember for sure. She did, however, have gloves on when she assembled my plate. Then she continued to wear the same pair to take out the trash, clean around the warming trays, stir food in the warming trays, and help the next customer who came in.
I already wasn't impressed with my nachos. But I completely lost my appetite after watching her. I threw almost the entire plate away & confronted the worker about changing gloves. She said she forgot. Hmmm...how often do you forget to do this?! :/ It wasn't even busy! I didn't want to involve management on this & get her in trouble. I just hope that by confronting her, she (& other employees) will be more careful next time.
This unsanitary practice probably happens more often than not in a lot of restaurants. Ignorance is bliss. Seeing it with my own eyes though?...I can't deal. I can't unsee it & therefore, can't come back.
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