Fast Food Workers: What Not To Order

Thousands of former fast food employees opined in this online survey about what menu items to avoid ordering at fast food restaurants.  As someone who worked at both Carl's Jr. and 7-Eleven as a kid more than 20 years ago, my experiences were a little different back then.  But you can read the entire thing HERE. Or here's the executive summary:

"While management clearly plays a huge role in food safety and handling, we're seeing some relatively universal concerns from different sources...:

• Fast food ice.... it is difficult to keep the machines clean and mold free....
• Chicken Nuggets are a hot topic and seem to be a 'concern food'...
• Grilled chicken options (such as McDonald's sandwiches). The lesson here is that just because it's grilled, doesn't mean it's healthy. ("to keep it from sticking to the grill, we use three squirts of liquid margarine on the bottom of it...")
• Visiting restaurants before closing time.... Old and unused menu items are probably not what you're looking to pay for...
• Arby's meats, roast beef. This is getting a ton of comments, both from behind the counter and from customers...
• Condiments/Complimentary items... Uncleaned but re-filled containers has been such a recurring point here that my level of paranoia has raised to 'terrorist orange.' Included in this point are things like complementary breadsticks. Some of you have talked about re-serving the 'seemingly untouched or whole' breadsticks at Italian restaurants..."