Are KFC / Cafe Day / Pizza Hut hygienic anymore?

finneyp · 17th March 2010, 16:48

Coloneljasi, I agree that all restaurants need to maintain a certain level of hygiene and cleanliness, but the expectation of the same certainly varies from a place selling a dosa at Rs.15 and joint selling burger at Rs.80.

And as you rightly said it is this chalta-hai attitude taking its toll in our country, jago grahak jago!

pypkmsrikanth · 17th March 2010, 17:11

Am sure no one would believe that I had cockroach in the dish which I had ordered in Sunnys / Bangalore. When pointed out we were coolly told that the kitchen was undergoing a fresh coat of paint because of which this could have happened.

Also the guy was magnanimous in waiving off the cockroach dish which I decided not to have. Have never visited that place again nor would recommend it to anyone. The attitude with which the owner tried to brush of the incident was pathetic.

No wonder you keep hearing rumors about the place being racist to all other Indians except for the known circle.

GTO · 18th March 2010, 10:35

Strangely, I've never encountered such problems in cheaper (yet reputed) eateries like a Shiv Sagar (fast food chain, pav bhaji et al) or Sharda Bhavan (cheap South Indian restaurant).

But I've had my share of similar nuances at more upmarket chains / restaurants (including at 5 star hotels).

dkhatau · 18th March 2010, 10:45

I had similar experience at Papa Johns at hiranandani. There was hair in the pizza base and i complained about it, also made an official complain , they said they would get back to me, but its been over a year now still no response from them. So Bye bye papa johns for me.

theMAG · 18th March 2010, 12:19

Water always settles at the lowest level possible. These foreign food chains might come in with fancy-looking cookery and even fancier uniforms, but its just a matter of time before they inculcate surrounding slack.

amitk26 · 18th March 2010, 12:28

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Originally Posted by GTO

Strangely, I've never encountered such problems in cheaper (yet reputed) eateries like a Shiv Sagar (fast food chain, pav bhaji et al) or Sharda Bhavan (cheap South Indian restaurant).

But I've had my share of similar nuances at more upmarket chains / restaurants (including at 5 star hotels).

Yes that is true shiv sagar , Shanti Sagar and all the others known as Udupi joints in Mumbai and Darshanis in Bangalore are far more hygienic simply due to volume of transactions.

Shanti Sagars in Bangalore usually have an open kitchen on ground floor and stand up eatery and dine in restaurent on 1st and 2nd floors. Things look much better in their kitchen compared to the places which have open dry kitchen to show off in front and actual wet kitchen hidden behind the door.

anujmishra · 18th March 2010, 12:37

I had very bad experience twice in McDonalds after second experience we stopped going to McDonalds. McDonalds food is contaminated and will lead to extreme food poisoning.

Once, along with my family had Bugers, Fries etc in one of famous McDonalds joints in Bangalore. I had started feeling uneasy stomach just half an hour after taking food. But at the night me and my 4 year old son both vomited. I somehow managed to keep myself up but cannot see at my 4 year old son doing 3 - 4 times vomiting that night.

Somehow my wife that day did not had burgers and she only took Coke. She was fine, but we both were not feeling good.

I just went to that McDonalds and gave my piece of mind. Other than hygiene they will serve you contaminated food many times.

I never encountered problem with any of the Idli, Dosa joints in Bangalore.

Spitfire · 18th March 2010, 12:56

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Originally Posted by anujmishra

in one of famous McDonalds joints in Bangalore.

Please feel free to mention the exact place. It helps the rest of us to avoid such places.

HappyWheels · 18th March 2010, 13:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by anujmishra

I had very bad experience twice in McDonalds after second experience we stopped going to McDonalds. McDonalds food is contaminated and will lead to extreme food poisoning.

Once, along with my family had Bugers, Fries etc in one of famous McDonalds joints in Bangalore...

Your post is of no value without naming the joint.

Have seen this kind of post where people want to express their frustration / anger, but are scared / reluctant to point out the entity in question. Sad!

anujmishra · 18th March 2010, 14:28

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Originally Posted by Spitfire

Please feel free to mention the exact place. It helps the rest of us to avoid such places.

I unintentionally avoided taking names. However I do not have any problem taking names of exact outlet.

1. Kemp Fort, Old Airport Road, Bangalore.
2. Escape Mall, Bagmane Tech Park, CV Raman Nagar, Bangalore

These guys sells contaminated fries, burgers. This is not only my experience, I can hear similar from some of my colleagues as well with other McDonalds.

However, till now I did not have bad experience with KFC. But who knows one may be.

DCEite · 18th March 2010, 14:38

Once i had ordered a Pizza from Slice of Italy outlet in South Delhi (Shahpurjat) and it had a big iron nail in it!!

Once found an insect inside "Frooti" drink:
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shifti...o-visible.html

s3va · 18th March 2010, 14:46

The most hygiene McC's or Pizza Huts are not serving hygiene food. How ?

The french fries or wedges that you eat are fried in oil which is continuously used to fry as many fries or wedges as possible ! Repeated use of heated oil for frying purposes, as everyone knows, is not good for the heart !

So does the most hygiene McC's/Pizza Huts even matter a bit ?

Lalvaz · 18th March 2010, 15:05

Yeah, I think the hygiene and standards are in the pits for Pizza Hut definitely. Had been to the Pizza Hut in Juhu (Opp JW Marriott), Bombay, about a year ago, and noticed that the kitchen was right next to the toilet. To make matters worse, the toilet was stinking, and not surprisingly, the kitchen was stinking too.

Needless to say, the meal was a total disappointment too. Never going back there.
KFC - Went there just once, found the food insipid, much prefer our Indian chicken tikkas etc....

somspaple · 18th March 2010, 15:52

Place: The Bay inside the Eco-Space tech park.

one afternoon I buy a 'takeaway' burger and i find it was soggy and couldn't eat it. and on the same night i buy a one more veg burger (not that i fancy eating burger- but it is the most convenient option to eat) again a take away. after reaching home i find a hair in the crust of the burger. next day i complained this to the branch manager. so far i have not had anything from there.

as mentioned earlier here 'm more comfortable with Darshinis. it is almost always WYSIWYG.

Jaguar · 18th March 2010, 16:00

Had a bad experience at Bombay Post (in the Clarton towers which had a fire recently) run by the BGN group. Found hair in their starter as well as lime soda. Complained and they simply reduced one person's buffet charge. Never going back there again (even if they re-open the building).

Took some foreign delegates to Royal Orchid Hotel in Whitefield. Saw a creature running around and it finally ran under our table. Waiter coolly says, "sir chooha hoga" (sir it must be rat ). I sent complaint mails to the email ids mentioned in the Royal Orchid website. Not even an acknowledgment

17th March 2010, 16:48	#16
finneyp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,762 Thanked: 403 Times View My Garage	Coloneljasi, I agree that all restaurants need to maintain a certain level of hygiene and cleanliness, but the expectation of the same certainly varies from a place selling a dosa at Rs.15 and joint selling burger at Rs.80. And as you rightly said it is this chalta-hai attitude taking its toll in our country, jago grahak jago!
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17th March 2010, 17:11	#17
pypkmsrikanth Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,155 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	Am sure no one would believe that I had cockroach in the dish which I had ordered in Sunnys / Bangalore. When pointed out we were coolly told that the kitchen was undergoing a fresh coat of paint because of which this could have happened. Also the guy was magnanimous in waiving off the cockroach dish which I decided not to have. Have never visited that place again nor would recommend it to anyone. The attitude with which the owner tried to brush of the incident was pathetic. No wonder you keep hearing rumors about the place being racist to all other Indians except for the known circle.
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18th March 2010, 10:35	#18
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 71,780 Thanked: 322,433 Times View My Garage	Strangely, I've never encountered such problems in cheaper (yet reputed) eateries like a Shiv Sagar (fast food chain, pav bhaji et al) or Sharda Bhavan (cheap South Indian restaurant). But I've had my share of similar nuances at more upmarket chains / restaurants (including at 5 star hotels).
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18th March 2010, 10:45	#19
dkhatau BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: mumbai Posts: 162 Thanked: 43 Times	I had similar experience at Papa Johns at hiranandani. There was hair in the pizza base and i complained about it, also made an official complain , they said they would get back to me, but its been over a year now still no response from them. So Bye bye papa johns for me.
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18th March 2010, 12:19	#20
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,196 Thanked: 1,821 Times View My Garage	Water always settles at the lowest level possible. These foreign food chains might come in with fancy-looking cookery and even fancier uniforms, but its just a matter of time before they inculcate surrounding slack.
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18th March 2010, 12:37	#22
anujmishra Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,293 Thanked: 529 Times View My Garage	I had very bad experience twice in McDonalds after second experience we stopped going to McDonalds. McDonalds food is contaminated and will lead to extreme food poisoning. Once, along with my family had Bugers, Fries etc in one of famous McDonalds joints in Bangalore. I had started feeling uneasy stomach just half an hour after taking food. But at the night me and my 4 year old son both vomited. I somehow managed to keep myself up but cannot see at my 4 year old son doing 3 - 4 times vomiting that night. Somehow my wife that day did not had burgers and she only took Coke. She was fine, but we both were not feeling good. I just went to that McDonalds and gave my piece of mind. Other than hygiene they will serve you contaminated food many times. I never encountered problem with any of the Idli, Dosa joints in Bangalore. Last edited by anujmishra : 18th March 2010 at 12:39.
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18th March 2010, 14:38	#26
DCEite Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NCR Posts: 3,591 Thanked: 3,491 Times	Once i had ordered a Pizza from Slice of Italy outlet in South Delhi (Shahpurjat) and it had a big iron nail in it!! Once found an insect inside "Frooti" drink: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shifti...o-visible.html
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18th March 2010, 14:46	#27
s3va BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dubai Posts: 646 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	The most hygiene McC's or Pizza Huts are not serving hygiene food. How ? The french fries or wedges that you eat are fried in oil which is continuously used to fry as many fries or wedges as possible ! Repeated use of heated oil for frying purposes, as everyone knows, is not good for the heart ! So does the most hygiene McC's/Pizza Huts even matter a bit ?
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18th March 2010, 15:05	#28
Lalvaz Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,458 Thanked: 2,418 Times	Yeah, I think the hygiene and standards are in the pits for Pizza Hut definitely. Had been to the Pizza Hut in Juhu (Opp JW Marriott), Bombay, about a year ago, and noticed that the kitchen was right next to the toilet. To make matters worse, the toilet was stinking, and not surprisingly, the kitchen was stinking too. Needless to say, the meal was a total disappointment too. Never going back there. KFC - Went there just once, found the food insipid, much prefer our Indian chicken tikkas etc....
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18th March 2010, 15:52	#29
somspaple BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 349 Thanked: 954 Times	soggy crust and hair: speciality of Mc. Donalds Place: The Bay inside the Eco-Space tech park. one afternoon I buy a 'takeaway' burger and i find it was soggy and couldn't eat it. and on the same night i buy a one more veg burger (not that i fancy eating burger- but it is the most convenient option to eat) again a take away. after reaching home i find a hair in the crust of the burger. next day i complained this to the branch manager. so far i have not had anything from there. as mentioned earlier here 'm more comfortable with Darshinis. it is almost always WYSIWYG.
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18th March 2010, 16:00	#30
Jaguar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,249 Thanked: 2,895 Times	Had a bad experience at Bombay Post (in the Clarton towers which had a fire recently) run by the BGN group. Found hair in their starter as well as lime soda. Complained and they simply reduced one person's buffet charge. Never going back there again (even if they re-open the building). Took some foreign delegates to Royal Orchid Hotel in Whitefield. Saw a creature running around and it finally ran under our table. Waiter coolly says, "sir chooha hoga" (sir it must be rat ). I sent complaint mails to the email ids mentioned in the Royal Orchid website. Not even an acknowledgment
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